[ Humming ]
[ Humming intensifies ]
I say there ain't no monster!
But we need men,
and just to treat you fair and aquare,
we're payin' double wages and a bonus
from Frisco to Shanghai and back, all found.
MAN : All dead, you mean!
Don't sign with him, mates.
You can't buy off the monster with double wages and a bonus.
You'll never get back to Frisco to collect your pay.
I got a man here that sailed on the Golden Arrow
and lived to tell about it.
Come on, Billy.
Tell 'em what you saw, Bill.
It was the monster, all right.
A cable's length long from beak to tail.
And it came a-bellerin' out of the night
with one big eye like a lighthouse.
Whoosh! We was throwed into starboard!
Ka-rumph! We were smashed to port.
And then... it come up at midships
and broke our backs and sunk us --
40 poor sailor men drowned dead.
The point is, this thing is a ship killer!
And it's a miracle old Billy's alive today.
- Tell 'em about its teeth, Billy. - [ Laughs ]
As big as a mainsail, I swear it.
And its breath --
Ooh, its breath was like a furnace!
Ooh, you got a pretty strong breath yourself,
my easy-talkin' friend.
[ Laughter ]
You mind answering a few questions?
I'm a harpooner by trade, and monsters interest me --
all kinds.
Keep away from him, you noisy sea lawyer!
Just want to smell his breath. I can already smell yours.
- Phew! - [ Laughter ]
Boiled down for his oils, lads,
there'd be free grog for all hands!
If we could swallow it on top of his --
There! There they are!
- Here! - Come on!
Stop it!
Come on, Casey.
This is no place for a clergyman's son.
[ Crowd shouting ]
Hey!
[ Shouting indistinctly ]
Hey, Daphne, come on!
[ Indistinct voices ]
[ Women laughing ]
Let's shove off!
- Oh! - Oh!
Hey! What are you guys doin' to me?!
Don't bother unloading. Sailing's been canceled.
[ French accent ] Canceled again?
[ French accent ] This is ridiculous. We'll see about this.
Driver, you wait here.
Yes, sir.
Is it true about the sailing being canceled?
Unfortunately, yes, Professor Aronnax.
The crew deserted this morning.
But we just have to get to Saigon.
lsn't there some other ship?
Not a thing. I'm sorry.
Next.
Halfway around the world from Paris,
and -- and now this happens.
There's nothing we can do about it.
No.
Except pack and unpack.
It's all I've been doing now for a month.
Oh, professor?
At any rate, San Francisco will have the honor
of your company a while longer.
I'm from The Bulletin.
These gentlemen are from The Globe and The Post.
- How do you do? - Gentlemen.
We're interested in your opinion of this monster.
My opinion?
Frankly, it's rather low at the moment.
But actually, gentlemen,
I don't know any more about it than you do.
Oh, professor... uh, just a moment.
Yes?
Professor, what does the National Museum in Paris
think about it?
I cannot answer that.
Professor, we heard this, uh, expedition of yours
was to gather facts about the monster.
I'm afraid you were misinformed.
My reasons for going to the Orient are purely scientific --
if I ever get there. [ Chuckles ]
Professor, doesn't the giant narwhal
reach a length of 80 feet?
Why don't you ask a fish?
If we could go deep enough,
we'd all be surprised at the creatures down there.
Well, could such a creature destroy a ship
or drag it under?
Well, it might if it were big enough.
Don't you print that.
Please be careful, professor.
Well, gentlemen, I shall prepare a statement later.
You do not deny, then, that such a monster could exist.
Is that correct?
I'm not denying anything.
Are you sure?
Hey, what are you drawing there?
A sketch of the monster.
Thank you, professor.
- Good day. - Back to the hotel, driver.
- Yes, sir. - Good day, sir.
[ Carriage rattling ]
Now put the wings on it.
Look what they've done to me.
I made no such claims as these.
Look at this drawing.
I knew it.
"Living horrors of the deep were described today
by Professor Aronnax of the Paris National Museum."
Why, this is the most farfetched nonsense yet.
[ Chuckles ] Farfetched?
I think the proportions are about right on the monster.
Hmm?
You're not serious, professor?
Oh, I don't mean flying off with a ship in its mouth.
But the general size...
You know, come to think of it,
it is a rather interesting conception.
Excuse me, Professor Aronnax.
Oh, no. No more reporters.
You've done damage enough. Professor is very busy now.
But I'm not a reporter.
I represent the United States government.
United States government?
May I come in?
Will he come in?
Of course, sir.
Uh, please do come in, Mr. Howard.
- Of course. - Thank you.
I'll be brief, professor.
I understand that your destination is the Orient
and that you've been delayed.
What would you say if we could get you there,
but by a roundabout route,
a cruise of three or four months through the South Seas?
Would you accept?
Well, uh, I would be interested, yes, naturally.
Uh, sit down.
Thank you.
I can see no reason
why you and your apprentice shouldn't consider yourselves
guests of the United States government
until we can set you ashore at Saigon, do you?
May I ask, uh, why have you honored the professor this way?
Well, I think the honor is ours.
As the foremost authority on the sea and its mysteries,
you can be an excellent observer.
Your observations will greatly influence public opinion,
and we can either confirm or deny certain rumors.
I knew it -- concerns the monster.
Is that true?
Very much so.
And according to the papers,
you seem to believe the rumors, professor.
Oh, no. The professor has been misquoted outrageously.
Yes, I'm afraid I was misquoted.
However, I have an open mind on the subject.
All the better. Your reports would be unbiased.
You see, other nations besides ours
are forming expeditions,
but I like to think ours has the advantage
if for no other reason than you might consent to join us.
Well, it's, uh, very kind of you, uh...
We accept.
Good.
And now, professor, if you don't mind,
I'd like you to come downstairs and meet Captain Farragut.
He's in command of the warship upon which you're sailing.
And I might add that he has some rather strong ideas
on the subject of sea monsters.
You mean that his mind is not open?
[ Chuckles ] Most emphatically not.
ARONNAX: We headed south, and excitement ran high.
Every man aboard was on the lookout,
and the watch was kept day and night.
Regardless of his own feelings in the matter,
Captain Farragut left nothing to chance.
With traditional thoroughness,
the Navy plan was to cut the South Pacific into squares
and search each square.
[ Wood creaking ]
[ Bell ringing ]
[ Wind gusting ]
For the first month, we steamed in circles,
crossing and recrossing our course.
There was no sign of our quarry.
[ Water splashing ]
False alarms were common,
and they didn't help our morale.
[ Indistinct voices ]
[ Wood creaking ]
Blow!
Off the weather bow!
[ Water splashing ]
For endless days and nights, we scoured the South Pacific.
Our hopes began to wane.
It came as no surprise when Captain Farragut,
on the night of December 8, 1 868,
summoned us to the wardroom.
Gentlemen, I believe my obligation to this legend
has been dispatched.
I offer these charts in evidence.
They represent an accurate record
of 3 1 /2 months cruising under steam
in search of a sea monster.
In my considered opinion,
no such monster exists or ever did.
Are you abandoning the search?
There's no other choice, professor.
If we've gained nothing else,
we can at least give the lie to those rumors
and make the newspapers retract their exaggerations.
It doesn't seem to me
we have proved anything one way or the other, Captain.
Well, I don't feel justified in wasting further time.
My decision stands. We'll set you ashore in Saigon.
Gentlemen.
Cheer up, professor.
You'll forget all about fishing when you see the gals in Saigon.
I thought they promised you a bonus
if you harpooned this monster, Mr. Land.
Ah, knowing full well I couldn't collect it.
When I get back,
I'm shippin' out on the first whaler that'll take me.
I won't get rich, but I won't be sitting around,
picking my teeth with my harpoon.
Maybe we are lucky. It might have sunk us.
You scare me.
Be a good loser, professor.
The fish that got away is always the biggest one.
- What a pity, professor. - [ Guitar strumming ]
I know you had visions of that monster
mounted in the National Museum.
[ Up-tempo introduction plays ]
Got a whale of a tale to tell you, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale, and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
- Ooh, ooh, ooh - There was Mermaid Minnie
Met her down in Madagascar
- Ooh, ooh, ooh - She would kiss me
Any time that I would ask her
Then one evening, her flame of love blew out
Blow me down and pick me up
She swapped me for a trout
ALL: Got a whale of a tale to tell you, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale, and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
- Ooh, ooh, ooh - There was Typhoon Tessie
- [ Bell rings ] - Met her on the coast of Java
- Ooh, ooh, ooh - When we kissed, I...
Bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
Blow me down and pick me up
She was the captain's wife
ALL: Got a whale of a tale to tell you, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale, and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
[ Playing solo ]
There was Harpoon Hannah.
Had a face that made you shudder,
lips like fishhooks...
And a nose just like a rudder.
If I kissed her
And held her tenderly
[ Deep voice ] Held her tenderly-y-y-y
There's no sea monster big enough
To ever frighten me
ALL: Got a whale of a tale to tell you, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale, and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
[ Cheers and applause ]
MAN : Ahoy! Ship off the starboard bow!
Hard over!
Head for that ship!
First mate, pipe all hands to rescue stations.
Aye, aye, sir.
[ Whistle blowing ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
MAN : All hands to rescue stations!
I'm thinkin' she went down with all hands.
Poor devils. Not a living soul left.
[ Water splashing ]
What could have caused such a fearsome explosion?
Black powder and worse -- a whole shipload of the stuff.
What could've set it off, though?
She must've struck something.
Or could it be that something struck the ship?
Huh? What do you mean something struck her?
You're meanin' the monster, ain't ya, mate?
Aye, it might be the monster, all right!
- [ Men shouting ] - The monster?!
I've seen more monsters in my Aunt Gussie's fishbowl
than on this whole cruise!
- Sure, it's the monster! - It is the monster!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
CAPTAIN FARRAGUT: Pipe down on deck!
I must insist, professor,
that you keep these fish stories to yourself.
On deck! Floating object off the larboard quarter!
There's the monster!
Drummer boy, beat to general quarters.
[ Drumming continues ]
[ Indistinct voices ]
Set compressors and prime!
[ Firing continues ]
Look alive, there!
Get your range and fire, Carson!
What's the matter?
She's showing us her heel, sir!
Well, hit her in the heels, then! Fire!
Aye, aye, sir.
Run her out smartly!
We hit her, sir! She's turnin'!
She's turnin' around!
[ Humming ]
Mr. Land, into the longboat with you!
Stand by to lower away.
[ Humming intensifies ]
[ Cannons firing ]
[ Humming ]
[ Humming intensifies ]
[ Thud, wood cracking ]
[ Rattling ]
[ Humming fades ]
Professor...hang on!
Hang on!
[ Gasping ]
Hey! Don't leave us!
Help!
They are the same. They cannot help.
But they must!
Help!
Can you see anything -- anything at all?
No. Wait till this fog lifts.
I'm getting numb all over.
Look, professor. T-There's something over there.
What is it?
I don't know.
It -- It looks like the monster.
I don't care what it is, as long as it floats.
Who could have conceived such a miracle?
A submarine boat.
You mean a submerging boat?
But this is incredible.
Men have dreamed about such miracles.
[ Water lapping ]
You know something? I-I don't like this at all.
[ Echoing ] Ahoy!
Is anyone aboard?
lt...lt seems deserted.
I think we are asking for trouble, professor.
Why don't we wait?
Maybe -- Maybe somebody will come up.
No. If we wait, this thing is liable to sink under us.
Huh?
It's quite able to, you know.
Hello?
Is anyone down there?
Why... it's as bright as day,
and it isn't oil or gas, either.
There is great genius behind all this.
Yes, and great evil.
Don't forget this -- this is an agent of destruction.
[ Chiming ]
[ Echoing ] Hello?
Hello?
Ahoy! Anybody there?
MAN : Ahoy, there! Is anybody aboard?
Did you hear that, professor?
Somebody's calling from the outside.
Come on!
Wait.
Look at this.
Give me a hand with this line, mate.
Grab this oar.
Why, Ned, it's you!
Well, I'll be. [ Chuckles ]
Anybody else get off?
Yes. The professor is down below.
Well, he really got his monster, didn't he?
You know, the ship seems deserted,
but I have a feeling not for too long, and...
and personally, I'm in no mood to meet the owners.
I'm not anxious to get in their company myself.
I'll take my chances in the open sea,
if it's all the same with you.
My sentiment exactly. Let me call the professor.
Here. Give me a hand first. Grab that oar.
We got to flop this over.
Hold it.
[ Metal creaking ]
Well, I'll be.
[ Chuckles ]
I've never seen a barge like this before.
Hey, this looks like the galley.
Cook's day off, too.
Let me call the professor.
Professor?
[ Echoing ] Professor?
Can you hear me?
[ Footsteps echoing ]
Professor?
Profess--
Professor, where are you?
ARONNAX: Hello. I-I'm in here.
Where?
I...didn't think I'd ever see you again.
What is it?
Burial ceremony...
under the sea.
You know, Ned Land is here with a boat.
Yes, yes.
That tall one must be the leader.
They -- They'll be coming back any moment!
[ Water splashing ]
Go on!
Get away!
Help!
[ Thud ]
Help!
[ Gears whirring ]
[ Door closes ]
[ Machinery clicking ]
[ British accent ] Search the boat.
Aye, sir.
Come with me.
Take him!
Sink that longboat!
All right. Mind your shovin', mate.
[ Door closes ]
[ Footsteps ]
You are from the warship that attacked me, are you not?
Yes.
We were under the impression that this was a monster,
not a craft of human invention.
This is Ned Land, master harpooner;
my apprentice, Conseil;
and I am Pierre Aronnax of the Paris National Museum.
Professor Aronnax.
I've heard of you and studied your writings.
It is fortunate that your background differs slightly
from that of your companions in crime.
You may remain.
Take the others on deck.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
What do you want to do with us on deck?
I did not invite you here.
You came as an enemy to destroy me.
But that is not true. They've done no harm.
Look, don't blame us because the warship shelled you.
I demand a fair trial!
You've had your trial.
The sea brought you. The sea shall have you back.
[ Grumbling ]
Mind your shovin'! Easy, mate!
[ Footsteps ]
But you cannot do this! This is not civilized!
I'm not what is called a civilized man, professor.
I have done with society
for reasons that seem good to me.
Therefore, I do not obey its laws.
But I am as guilty as they are!
But...
I will grant you that both of them and me, too,
enlisted to track down what we thought to be a monster,
but in that case,
we are no more guilty than the rest of the world.
I would consider that guilty enough.
[ Bell rings ]
[ Machinery clicking ]
You have a great deal to learn, professor.
Your book is brilliant... but it lacks scope.
You have carried your work
as far as terrestrial science permits.
The real story of the ocean depths
begins where you left off --
wonders that defy my powers of description...
The secrets that are mine alone...
but which I would be willing to share with you.
[ Clicking continues ]
At the expense of my companions' lives?
I'm sorry.
You would have to choose between them and me.
Then I cannot accept.
Professor, I regret your choice.
Take him up...
and secure for sea.
Aye, sir.
But...
[ Gears whirring ]
All stations ready.
- Prepare for diving. - [ Bell rings ]
Yes, sir.
MAN : All stations ready. Prepare for diving.
[ Machinery humming ]
- Ahead slow. - [ Bell rings ]
What's he up to, professor?
I don't know.
[ Water splashing ]
- Trim your forward ballast. - Trim your forward ballast.
Three degrees down.
[ Click, hiss ]
[ Bell rings ]
All engines stop. Service and stand by.
[ Machinery clicks, bell rings ]
Pick up those two men in the water.
Aye, sir. What about the other one?
Take them all below and confine them to quarters.
I found out what I wanted to know.
[ Water rushing ]
[ Barking ]
Esmay.
There.
Now kiss.
[ Snorts ]
Now off you go. Off you go, Esmay.
Come in, gentlemen.
[ Seal barking ]
Be seated, please.
ARONNAX: Thank you.
[ Water flowing ]
Professor.
You may serve them.
Your clothes are being dried
and will be returned to you shortly.
In the meantime,
avail yourselves of my humble hospitality.
"Humble," he calls it.
Hey, you do right well for yourself, mate.
You may call me Captain Nemo.
I'd like to express our gratitude, Captain.
We are grateful to be alive.
I want none of your gratitude.
You're all under strictest probation,
and I'd advise you not to attempt escape.
You understand your position?
Well, I don't know, Captain.
Prisoner has a right to escape, hasn't he?
That is correct.
And a guest don't need to.
Say, I guess that makes us a little bit of both, huh?
Ha ha ha --
Consider that a fortunate compromise, then, Mr. Land.
I tolerate no guests aboard The Nautilus,
and you already know the fate of prisoners.
The food is delicious, isn't it, professor?
Oh, very good. Never tasted better.
There's a fork on your left, Mr. Land --
or aren't you accustomed to utensils?
I'm indifferent to 'em.
May I ask how you are able
to set such a table as this, Captain?
These dishes come entirely from my ocean kitchen.
There is nothing here of the Earth.
How remarkable. This tastes like veal.
The flavor deceives you. That is fillet of sea snake.
Hmm?
I suppose this isn't lamb, then.
That is brisket of blowfish with sea squid dressing,
basted in barnacles.
[ Silverware clanks ]
It's very good.
In fact, it's better than lamb.
Yes, my cook excels in preparing these various products.
You're not finished, are you?
Well, uh, just the main course.
Uh, pass the cream, mate, huh?
The cream is, of course, milk from the giant sperm whale.
And those delicious fruits you are eating
are actually preserves made from sea cucumbers.
Well, I'd never have guessed it.
[ Clears throat ] They are excellent.
Eat your pudding, Mr. Land.
I ain't sure it's puddin'.
What is it?
It's my own recipe --
saute of unborn octopus.
[ Spits ]
Nothin' here's fit to eat. Saute of unborn octopus.
Since we are nearing the island of Crespo,
you will have an opportunity of selecting your own food.
Y-You mean we're gettin' off this submarine?
For a brief hunting expedition.
Well, that -- that suits me fine.
Me too.
When do we start, mate -- uh, Captain?
Almost immediately.
These two will join the expedition.
Will you prepare them?
Aye, sir.
Accept one of these cigars, professor.
Thank you.
Delightful smoke.
[ Sniffs ]
Different somehow. Havana?
Seaweed.
Well, I cannot accuse you
of not making us comfortable, Captain.
In a way, though, I feel like a condemned man
who has eaten his last dinner.
And a very good one, too.
Thank you.
Uh, I am still curious
as to the reason you spared our lives.
In your case,
I wanted to test your loyalty to your companions.
I may have use for such misplaced devotion.
Misplaced?
It comforts me to know
that your life was not too dear a price to pay
for love of your fellow man.
I'm afraid I don't understand.
At the moment, I don't intend that you should.
But I may have use for you.
And until I make up my mind,
you should find ample diversion here.
You have literature, art treasures,
my collections, and even music if you so desire.
Ah.
We're almost at the island of Crespo.
All this was once an island.
Although it has now sunk, it is nonetheless fertile.
We do our hunting and farming here.
Underwater?
The sea supplies all my wants.
Fine way to go huntin'.
I knew there'd be a catch to this.
Seems you can't do anything on this boat
without getting wet.
Hey, I feel like I'm keepin' a fish out of work.
Ha ha ha ha!
Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Where you goin' with this?
Hey, what are you gonna do with that, huh?
[ Laughing ]
[ Bell ringing ]
[ Helmet clanks ]
[ Footsteps clanking ]
[ Squeaking ]
[ Steam hissing ]
[ Water running ]
[ Squeaking ]
[ Bubbling ]
An expedition from The Nautilus.
The pair you see trying to keep pace are your companions.
It's a new experience for them.
They'll learn quickly.
Would you like to join them?
Indeed, yes.
I-I would like to meet these wonders face-to-face.
Very well. I'll introduce them to you.
[ Bubbling ]
A strange twilight world opened up before me,
and I felt as the first man to set foot on another planet,
an intruder in this mystic garden of the deep.
Captain Nemo and I were not alone.
There were hunters and farmers from the submarine,
gathering a harvest at the bottom of the sea.
I could only marvel at his ingenuity
and envy him his rule over this forgotten reach of nature.
Here, in abundance, were various substances
necessary to sustain life --
an underwater larder filled to overflowing,
and all Captain Nemo's for the taking.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes,
I wouldn't have believed it.
Hey, Captain. Captain, we left a treasure out there --
a whole chest of gold, silver, and diamonds.
You were sent to get food, not treasure.
You can't eat pieces of eight.
Eat? I can eat anytime.
You place an absurd value
on the cheapest of human commodities.
Aboard The Nautilus, we use such baubles for ballast.
[ Machinery clinking in distance ]
[ Rattles ]
Ballast?
[ Clicking continues ]
Well, I could sure lighten this ship.
The greatest treasures of all, Mr. Land,
are a sound mind and a full belly.
[ Clicks ]
Henceforth, when you're sent for food,
don't stoop to pick up pennies.
You've been pickin' 'em up,
and picking 'em up good -- "ballast."
Ned, you forget yourself.
Don't try my patience, Mr. Land.
Rather than watch your every move,
I know a much easier solution to the problem.
Cryin' waste!
Ohhhh.
De de de de de de de de de de de
Bop bobbi bop bop
[ Ned whistling ]
Ned, the professor wants to see you.
Yeah?
Close the door, please.
Don't think for a minute
that was an empty threat he made.
You are going to get us all killed
if you keep on antagonizing him.
Look at the trouble you got into wandering off that way.
Why did you do it?
Ask him. He went with me.
That was scientific interest.
I-I had no idea he was after treasure.
Oh, no?
Stop it!
You even helped carry the chest out, you liar.
We mustn't quarrel among ourselves.
We must stay together. It's our only chance.
Chance? For what?
Oh, I know what you want, professor.
This crazy iron skillet's turned your head.
You want to play a waitin' game,
hoping to learn ol' Nemo's secrets.
Well, I believe we owe the world that much, Ned.
Have you a better plan?
Yeah -- I want to get off.
Of course, I don't mind goin' with my pockets full.
I can't believe you could be so foolish.
Why not? He's got a king's ransom aboard here.
And don't call it stealin',
because that's the way he got it.
If we could take this thing over, we'd be rich.
I'd have a ship of me own,
and you wouldn't have to be starvin' along
on a professor's pay.
Don't look at me with those soft-boiled eggs.
I caught the glint of gold in them when that chest busted.
[ Chuckling ]
Ned, listen to me.
I want you to forget this idea
and promise me that you won't start anything on your own.
I won't promise that, professor.
But at least try my way first.
I know I can win the captain's confidence,
but I need time and I need your help.
Can I count on you?
All right.
Well, I'll go this far --
I won't try any one-man mutiny...yet.
It is the best way. Believe me.
There's one thing you oughta know, professor --
Nemo's cracked.
I have yet to see the day
you can make a deal with a mad dog.
So while you're feedin' him sugar,
I'll be figurin' a plan to muzzle him.
Fool.
He simply cannot grasp the significance of all this.
Here we are within reach
of the most fabulous discoveries of all time,
and he patters of gold, escape, trivialities, nonsense.
Well, that depends upon your point of view, professor.
What do you mean by that?
I just think that Ned values his life
above scientific achievement, that's all.
His life means nothing.
Nor does mine or yours
compared to what's behind all this.
We can't have him crossing Nemo.
[ Thunder and lightning crashing ]
Today we encountered a fearsome storm.
An ordinary vessel would've suffered heavy damage.
Safe and serene, The Nautilus cruised beneath the tempest.
[ Organ music playing ]
[ Whistling ]
[ Organ music continues ]
[ Banjo strumming ]
There was much to occupy me,
so I left my apprentice to deal with Ned Land.
[ Door opens, closes ]
Although he had apparently settled down,
I knew he bore constant watching.
[ Organ music continues ]
[ Music stops ]
[ Scraping ]
[ Barking ]
MAN : Right, sir. I'll check all decks below.
Ooh.
Got a whale of a tale to tell you, boys
A whale of a tale, that's true
About the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale, and it's all true
[ Chuckling ]
Cute, isn't she?
[ Whirring ]
As the voyage continued,
The Nautilus and its motive power
excited my utmost curiosity.
At my host's invitation, I inspected the ship.
He seemed determined to show me everything.
[ Steady humming ]
We went to the very heart of the vessel --
the propulsion unit.
[ Door closes ]
[ Clanking ]
[ Roaring ]
It was apparent that Captain Nemo had discovered
what mankind has always sought --
the veritable dynamic power of the universe.
This secret alone gave him mastery of the sea.
ARONNAX: I can hardly believe
how one could conceive and build such a craft
and, in a single stroke,
harness power beyond the wildest dreams of science.
Why, such a secret could revolutionize the world.
Or destroy it.
[ Switch clicks ]
[ Whirring ]
See how peaceful it is here.
The sea is everything --
an immense reservoir of nature,
where I roam at will.
With seeming indifference,
Captain Nemo held the key to the future of the world.
As I studied him, I became aware
that powerful forces were at work within this strange man.
Think of it.
On the surface, there is hunger and fear.
Men still exercise unjust laws.
They fight and 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 a submarine boat.
Far better that they think there's a monster
and hunt me with harpoons.
After traveling 10,000 leagues under the sea,
I still had not solved the mystery of Captain Nemo.
But when one day he asked me to go ashore with him,
I felt, at long last, I was to have my answer.
[ Birds chirping ]
CAPTAIN NEMO: The prison camp of Rura Pente,
the white man's grave.
ARONNAX: But I thought it had been abolished.
Nothing is abolished that turns a profit to that hated nation.
You'll see better what I mean through this.
What is in those sacks they are carrying?
Nitrates and phosphate for ammunition --
the seeds of war.
They're loading a full cargo of death.
And when that ship takes it home,
the world will die a little more.
I was once one of those pitiful wretches you see down there.
Look at it again, professor.
I don't want you to forget what you've seen here today.
I've seen enough.
[ Birds chirping ]
It's burned everlastingly in my memory.
I did not escape from there alone.
There were others.
Most of them are still with me.
The crew of The Nautilus?
They're dedicated men with a plan for living,
but also a plan for dying.
We seized one of their ships and fled beyond maps --
a place known to me simply as Vulcania.
Vulcania. Sounds remote.
Remote and useful.
It was there that we built The Nautilus.
You will have the privilege of seeing all this firsthand.
When our mission is completed,
The Nautilus is going home.
[ Boat creaking ]
[ Clanks ]
They're getting up steam, sir.
Very good.
That ship that flies no flag sails with the tide.
But the evil in its hold
will never reach its destination.
You have your orders.
Aye, sir. Go to your stations.
Go below, professor.
You are going to sink that ship?
I said, "Go below." Stay in your quarters.
[ Organ plays Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" ]
[ Music continues ]
[ Music volume decreases ]