Mysterious Island (1951): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1951, Mysterious Island is an acción, fantasía, aventura and ciencia ficción film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, running about 252 minutes. “SEE Sensational Inter-Space Serial Thrills...as Mercury Space Ship Invades...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.

Who’s in it. Mysterious Island stars Richard Crane as Capt. Cyrus Harding, Marshall Reed as Jack Pencroft, Karen Randle as Rulu of Mercury and Ralph Hodges as Herbert 'Bert' Brown, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Mysterious Island has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on fuboTV, Philo, Fandor and Fandor Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Mysterious Island page.

If you liked it. Fans of Mysterious Island tend to enjoy El caballero oscuro, El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey, Origen and El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo.