Jules Verne
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Fall River Press
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English
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Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne captured his era's fascination with adventure and exploration in a series of novels he referred to as his Voyages extraordinaires. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Classic Novels is a unique compilation of six of Verne's best-known novels that extrapolate developing technology and scientific inquisitiveness into rousing adventures as exciting and provocative today as when they were first...
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Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his colleagues set out on an expedition to find a strange sea monster and are captured by the infamous and charismatic Captain Nemo and taken abroad the Nautilus submarine as his prisoners. As they travel the world's oceans, they become embroiled in adventures and events beyond their wildest dreams. Visionary in its outlook, Vern's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a legendary science fiction masterpiece.
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Editorial Época, S.A. de C.V
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Español
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Julio Verne, conocido como el "Padre de la Ciencia Ficcion", influenciado por los avances de la ciencia y la tecnologia, concibio una literatura digna de la edad cientifica. Viaje al Centro de la Tierra, con argumentos habilmente manejados, convierte en realidad los suenos de la humanidad de recorrer por completo el planeta, para comprobar o desechar las tesis, que afirman, por un lado, que la Tierra tiene un nucleo incandescente en constante fusion,...
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Editorial Época, S.A. de C.V
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Español
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La desaparicion de varios barcos sin una aparente razon, han encendido las alarmas, por lo que se organiza una expedicion para localizar a un monstruo marino, del cual se piensa es el causante de los desastres. Pero los expedicionarios pronto sera testigos de algo inimaginable, el monstruo resulta ser una extraordinaria embarcacion submarina al mando del capitan Nemo. En esta obra, Julio Verne hace gala, una vez mas, de su capacidad para adelantarse...
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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Widescreen ed.
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English
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In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, or any other means at their disposal. However, Fogg and...
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Genius Entertainment : Genius Products
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Widescreen.
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English
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After noted explorer Edward Dennison vanishes, a search party led by anthropologist Jonathan Brock embarks on a mission to find him. Retracing Dennison's last known tracks through a secret passage in Alaska--a gateway to the very center of the Earth--the team discovers an underworld tribe of primitive warriors and prehistoric dangers previously unknown to civilization.
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Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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English
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Escaping from a Confederate prison by balloon, five survivors land on an uncharted island in the Pacific. Far from being a sanctuary the island is home to carnivorous monsters, bloodthirsty pirates, and the mad genius, Captain Nemo, who inhabits the mysterious island for his own strange ends.
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Walt Disney Home Video
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English
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With good reason to believe that Captain Grant, skipper of the S.S. Brittania, is still alive, Lord Glenarvan, owner of the Steam Navigation Company, sets out to rescue him. They face a series of hair-raising incidents as they travel the 37th parallel.
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New Line Home Entertainment
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English
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On a hunch to find the center of the earth, science professor Trevor Anderson, his nephew and their tour guide make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a journey into the unknown. While trying to find their way back, the group then travels through a never-before-seen world, encountering creatures and objects never imagined.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
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Widescreen version.
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English
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Escapees from a Confederate prison camp seize a balloon which is wrecked on a Pacific island, where Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus attempts to rescue them from the dangers of the island.