20000LeaguesUndertheSea movies silent_films Silent; Drama http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ The Universal Film Manufacturing Company was not known in the silent era as premier producer of motion pictures. Yet, in 1916 they produced a film that could not be made effectively without expensive special effects and special photography. The novel had previously been made as short films in 1907 by Georges Méliès and in 1913 by French company Éclair.) Marshalling the expertise underwater experts Ernest and George Williamson, Universal financed the extensive production which would require location photography, large sets, exotic costumes, sailing ships, and a full-size navigable mock-up of the surfaced submarine Nautilus. 1916 2006-03-05 01:43:54 2006-03-05 09:33:19 josef_schrantz@freenet.de josef_schrantz@freenet.de k-otic 2006-03-05 01:53:18 k-otic.com Stuart Paton Carl Laemmle, Stuart Paton Universal Film Manufacturing Company silent with musical score black & white 108 min www.k-otic.com MovingImage 2006-03-05 15:10:26 simon c SciFi_Horror feature_films