Mysterious Island

Date: 1961
Director: Cy Endfield
Production Company: Ameran Films

Stars: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Beth Rogan, Herbert Lom
Location(s): Catalonia (Spain), Surrey

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

Escape from the American Civil War in a balloon five men find themselves stranded on a strange island populated by giant beasts.

Additional Information:

Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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In the year 1865, mounted Troops position themselves during the Siege of Richmond, Virginia. This appears to be footage borrowed from another production.

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Prefacing a coming storm, the wind strengthens as Citizens hurry to secure a tethered balloon inside the city. The scene is created by a rather obvious model and matte.

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In the driving rain, War Correspondent Gideon Spilitt arrives at Libby Military Prison where United States Army Captain Cyrus Harding, Corporal Nugent and Herbert Brown are being held. The grounds of Shepperton Manor off Ferry Square in Shepperton, Middlesex. The building is featured in 'The Navy Lark'.

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Escaping from their cell, the Union soldiers take Gideon along as they make a bid for freedom. Ferry Square in Shepperton.

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With an eye on the balloon, Captain Cyrus Harding (Michael Craig) and Corporal Neb Nugent (Dan Jackson) take cover as enemy Soldier walk past. The corner of Chertsey Road and Church Square, Shepperton in Middlesex with St. Nicholas' church in the left distance.

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Overcoming Guards, the Captain and his fellow escapees head towards the balloon's basket. Church Square in Shepperton with The King's Head public house in the centre background. The location also appears in 'The Navy Lark', 'Find the Lady', 'Paul Temple Returns', 'Paul Temple's Triumph', 'The Set Up', 'Glad Tidings', 'The 3 Worlds of Gulliver', 'Bond of Fear' and 'Emergency Call'.

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A Confederate Soldier fires at the balloon as it takes off.

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Neb is the first to recover when he and his fellow fugitives are washed up on the shore of a strange island after the balloon crashes into the sea. Sa Conca Beach on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain as a location . . . which can also be found in 'The Truth About Sprig' and 'The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'.

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In the distance, Neb sees smoke rising from rocks. Sa Conca Beach, Sa Conca in Castell-Platja d'Aro, Catalonia.