A Little Jules Verne

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him transforms into a screen, with a portrait of Jules Verne. The boy imagi

My Jules Verne

My Jules Verne, by director Patricio Guzman, presents modern-day explorers who retrace the paths of some of Jules Verne's intrepid characters. Accompany Hubert Reeves, Laurence de La Ferrière, Hubert Falco and others to

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and connived into building a super-bomb, as a young reporter and a girl rescued f

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

Five prisoners of war escape captivity in a Confederate prison camp only to land in an uncharted Pacific island where time stands still and dastardly pirates don't take kindly to strangers in director Russell Mulcahy's s

Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne

Journey inside the inspired writing and mind of Jules Verne in this intriguing documentary on the visionary author regarded as the father of science fiction. His works studied by scholars, Verne penned 20,000 Leagues Und

Jules Verne: a Lifelong Journey

When Jules Verne was a child he used to dream of distant countries and continents, he tried to imagine what it was like there in those faraway places which are yet for him to be discovered. He didn't like studying at the

Jules Verne. A Life Long Journey

The traveler who never leaves his cabinet – that’s what his contemporaries used to call Jules Verne. He was a person with an extraordinary lust for life whose fantasy had no limits, he literally taught us how to dream. W

Le petit Jules Verne

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, b

Heroes of Jules Verne Festival

Jules Verne Adventures Festival is where science meets fiction. An 17 year celebration of great humanitarian icons, dazzling artists & world-class fillkmakers. All are dedicated to the magnificnet wonders of (& daunting

Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne - César Cascabel

Voyages au centre de la Terre : Dans les pas de Jules Verne

Jules Verne et le défi du tour du monde

The French documentary follows the life journey of the famous writer, the way he lived and how he was able to convey his enthusiasm and interest in the world to contemporaries and future generations. It tries to reveal t

Jules Verne and Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination

A discussion of Jules Verne and his influence on Walt Disney.

Expédition Jules Verne: A bord du trois-mâts Belem

The Inauguration of a Mechanical Bird in 2895, in New York City

The Inauguration of a Mechanical Bird in 2895, in New York City. The 4-minute burlesque motion picture with silent picture-style intertitles mocks the naively utopian world of the Victorian age. The film was inspired by

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Mysterious Island

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to r

Warlords of Atlantis

Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of Atlantis. The diving bell disabled, a

Mystery on Monster Island

A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expedition aboard his ship,