20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

By Jules Verne

Originally aired April 22nd, 1953

Years before their appearance, Jules Verne foretold the submarine, the balloon, the airplane, the telephone, the long-range projectile, and many other inventions. But perhaps his greatest writing achievement was the complex but very human character of Captain Nemo, the tragic star of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. In this man we glimpse Homer’s “Ulysses”, Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, and ourselves; our dreams, our disillusionment’s, above all, our instinctive yearning for good. These are the things that make Captain Nemo and his great adventure timeless. And so it is with pride and pleasure that Family Theatre presents Gene Lockheart as Captain Aronnax in Jules Verne’s beloved classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

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