Mysterious Island

Robinson Crusoe meets War of the Worlds. After escaping a Civil War prison camp via hot air balloon, a band of Union soldiers crash-lands on a strange island. Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion monsters elevate a fairly standard adventure yarn.

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Cy Endfield directed Mysterious Island in 1961. See Cy Endfield's full filmography, where to start with Cy Endfield, or where to go after you've seen everything by Cy Endfield.

Mysterious Island was released in 1961 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.