---
title: 'Mysterious Island (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ray Harryhausen'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mysterious-island-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055207/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mysterious Island (1961)

1961 · 97 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Mysterious Island is a 1961 science fiction adventure film about prisoners in the American Civil War who escape in a balloon and then find themselves stranded on a remote island populated by giant animals.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ray Harryhausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-harryhausen), [Cy Endfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/cy-endfield)
- **Producer:** [Ray Harryhausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-harryhausen), [Charles H. Schneer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-h-schneer)
- **Screenplay:** [Crane Wilbur](https://cinepixo.com/people/crane-wilbur)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernard Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-herrmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)
- **Editor:** [Frederick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-wilson)

## Cast

- [Michael Callan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-callan)
- [Gary Merrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-merrill)
- [Michael Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-craig) as Cyrus Smith
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert)
- [Joan Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-greenwood)
- [Herbert Lom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-lom) as Captain Nemo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mysterious-island-1961
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