The American civil war is in full swing and Capt. Harding (Michael Craig) is a prisoner of war itching to escape, and escape he does, with the aid of an observation balloon. Capt Harding and a motley crew end up crashing on a deserted South Pacific island and are soon joined by two women whose ship has floundered in a storm. There they soon realise they are stranded and have to use their wits to survive. Then they spot a pirate ship and two others stumble on a submarine, the fabled Nautilus; Captain Nemo's sub that was reported sunk eight years previously. A mix of Swiss Family Robinson with 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and featuring some of Ray Harryhausen's best stop motion animation makes for a great little adventure.
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