Four-Star Films : ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’
There are two remakes in the works of this 1954 Disney adventure classic from the Jules Verne sci-fi novel directed by Richard Fleischer. Those attempting to do so, however, would have his or her work cut out for them. The film not only has been superbly cast, with sailor Kirk Douglas (right) and scientist Paul Lukas (center) becoming entangled with James Mason’s (left) mysterious Captain Nemo and his marvelous submarine, but also superbly designed with a beguilingly fanciful Victorian look (Disney Monday at 7 p.m. and 3:20 a.m.; Saturday at 8:30 p.m.).
Other selected four-star films airing this week:
Twentieth Century / Cinemax, Sunday, noon.
GoodFellas / HBO, Monday, 8 p.m.
Sounder / Disney, early Monday, 2:15 a.m.
Ride the High Country / TNT, Tuesday, 1 p.m.
The River (1951) / Bravo, Tuesday, 2:15 p.m.
The Conformist / Bravo, Wednesday, 5 and 11 p.m.
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