Factual error: When they first arrive on the Nautilus, they look out the large porthole and see the crew on the bottom of the ocean burying one of the crew, but the ocean would be much deeper than that, since the Nautilus is at the surface.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas
Revealing mistake: In the scene near the end when water is filling up the submarine, Kirk Douglas begins fighting with a member of the crew to escape. As Douglas hits him his false sideburn falls off and flies across the screen.
Captain Nemo: Mr. Land, you saved my life. Why?
Ned Land: That's a good question. Well, there's only one thing a fella can do when he's made a mistake as big as this.
Conseil: What?
Ned Land: Get drunk.
More trivia for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Question: What did Captain Nemo mean when he said, 'I found out what I wanted to know'?
Answer: To see what kind of men they are, especially Ned Glass. They held on to the sub against the harshness of the ocean. They did not scream, cry, or beg for mercy.
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