Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, as the first Nautilus attack takes place, there is a moment, where the camera shows the Nautilus from the top and there is green light coming out of the back, as it was made out of glass. But the top of the Nautilus is made from iron.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas
Factual error: The giant squid's tentacles aren't shaped like ones in the real world are.
Captain Nemo: Think of it. On the surface there is hunger and fear. Men still exercise unjust laws. They fight, tear one another to pieces. A mere few feet beneath the waves their reign ceases, their evil drowns. Here on the ocean floor is the only independence. Here I am free! Imagine what would happen if they controlled machines such as this submarine boat. Far better that they think there's a monster and hunt me with harpoons.
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