He returns Ned and Conseil to the deck, while offering Aronnax, whose name he recognizes from Aronnax's scientific work and research, the chance to stay. The captain introduces himself as Nemo (James Mason), master of the Nautilus. Ned, Aronnax and Conseil are spotted, and as they attempt to leave in their lifeboat, the crew returns to their submarine and capture the three castaways. Inside, they find a large viewing port amidships and watch a strange underwater funeral procession. They realize the "monster" is actually a man-made "submerging boat" that appears deserted. The three drift in the ocean, eventually coming upon a strange-looking metal vessel. Now helpless, the frigate drifts silently and no one aboard answers when the overboard passengers cry out for help. Ned and Aronnax are thrown overboard, as is a lifeboat, and Conseil jumps in after Aronnax to save him. After the warship fires its heavy cannons, the monster turns and attacks the frigate, crippling it. After months of searching, the "monster" is spotted after another merchant ship nearby explodes and sinks. On board the armed frigate with them is the cocky master harpooner Ned Land (Kirk Douglas). Aronnax (Paul Lukas) and his assistant, Conseil (Peter Lorre), to join an expedition to prove or disprove the monster's existence. In 1868, rumors of a sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean have created apprehension and fear among sailors, disrupting shipping lanes.
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