If you loved 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, try The Conquest of the Pole

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Conquest of the Pole

1912 · dir. Georges Méliès

What they share

Theysit in Adventure / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Conquest of the Pole is

Here we see Méliès turn his attention to the Arctic. A group of international explorers mounts an expedition by airship to reach the North Pole. It's not high art, but it is a reminder that cinema once embraced pure spectacle.

If you loved 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, try The Conquest of the Pole

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The Conquest of the Pole

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What The Conquest of the Pole is

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