Ye Olde School D&D-like Fantasy Movies

[Admin Pete]

Let's compile a list of D&D-like Fantasy Movies, what do you think belongs on that list? I will start with :

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

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Hawk the Slayer
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
Excalibur
The Seven Samurai
Krull
Beastmaster

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Black Shield of Falworth
The Vikings
The Long Ships
El Cid
The Warlord
Robin Hood

... these are some of the movies that actually helped shape D&D.

[scottanderson]

It's not perfectly OT but there was a 1983 (?) movie called cloak and Dagger where there were kids playing a spy RPG

Wow, never mind, that's completely OT

[mormonyoyoman]

Gamers: Dorkness Rising, Chet-friendly edition

[tetramorph]

Great idea for a thread!

I love these movies but, sadly, I can't really think of any more.

[mormonyoyoman]

Oct 6, 2016 14:49:24 GMT -5 scottanderson said:

It's not perfectly OT but there was a 1983 (?) movie called cloak and Dagger where there were kids playing a spy RPG

Wow, never mind, that's completely OT

Wasn't that a Dabney Coleman movie based on a video game?

[Admin Pete]

Oct 7, 2016 20:30:49 GMT -5 mormonyoyoman said:

Oct 6, 2016 14:49:24 GMT -5 scottanderson said:

It's not perfectly OT but there was a 1983 (?) movie called cloak and Dagger where there were kids playing a spy RPG

Wow, never mind, that's completely OT

Wasn't that a Dabney Coleman movie based on a video game?

Right you are!  Cloak & Dagger

[robkuntz]

Omega Man
Soylent Green
Them!
Frankenstein
The Three Musketeers
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
The Face of Fu Manchu (and others, w/Christopher Lee)
Dracula (various)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Mysterious Island
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Seven Samurai

[ripx187]

Dragonslayer
JAWS
Clash of the Titans
From Hell
Sweeny Tod
Once Upon A Time in the Old West
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[robkuntz]

Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Fog
The Time Machine
Logan's Run
The Naked Jungle
Spartacus
Rollerball
The Valley of Gwangi
She (with Ursula Andress, 1965)

[Necromancer]

I'd like to add:

Labyrinth (1986)
Starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, featuring a labyrinth (duh...), goblins and various creatures designed by Jim Henson.

Ladyhawke (1985)
Starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Broderick, featuring a malicious curse, an evil bishop and a double crossbow, among other things.

Willow (1988)
Starring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley and Warwick Davis, with a story by George Lucas, featuring... oh well, most things associated with classical fantasy tropes.

[rob008]

Lucio Fulci's Conquest 1983
The Silent Flute

[robkuntz]

The Magic Sword
Red Sonja
Predator

[Mighty Darci]

Predator is one of my dad's favorite movies.

[robkuntz]

Nov 13, 2016 14:27:26 GMT -5 Mighty Darci said:

Predator is one of my dad's favorite movies.

I rather enjoyed it myself and never get tired of re-watching.

[makofan]

Sword and the Sorcerer
Sorceress

[ffilz]

I've not seen even half the suggestions, but definitely some good ones.

I'm surprised The Princess Bride has not been mentioned yet.

[Admin Pete]

Dec 2, 2016 14:25:56 GMT -5 ffilz said:

I've not seen even half the suggestions, but definitely some good ones.

I'm surprised The Princess Bride has not been mentioned yet.

I am not sure how we all missed The Princess Bride. It is a pure gonzo OD&D movie.

[robkuntz]

Speaking of Gonzo:

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Time Bandits

[Deleted]

I love Princess Bride, but it is not NEARLY gritty enough to be an OD&D movie.

[ffilz]

Dec 3, 2016 15:06:40 GMT -5 @gronanofsimmerya said:

I love Princess Bride, but it is not NEARLY gritty enough to be an OD&D movie.

I grant that, but then I'm not sure how many movies are gritty enough. On the other hand, all of these movies that I at least recognize feel like good sources to put one in the mood for some D&D. Way back, within a year or two of starting to play D&D I realized that it would never play out the same as the books or movies.

[robkuntz]

Dec 3, 2016 15:06:40 GMT -5 @gronanofsimmerya said:

I love Princess Bride, but it is not NEARLY gritty enough to be an OD&D movie.

With a moniker like "Gronan" how much grit do you need?  

[Bandersnatch]

Dec 3, 2016 15:06:40 GMT -5 @gronanofsimmerya said:

I love Princess Bride, but it is not NEARLY gritty enough to be an OD&D movie.

Why should they do all the imaging for you? They have to leave some things to the imagination of the viewer. In a family movie, having the villains fed to the dogs is just one of those things. I like some comic relief in even the most dark and bloody scenarios. This movie is a great example of how to do that.

I want things like these to happen out of unfettered game play.

“Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.”

“We’ll never survive!”
“Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.”

“Now what happens?" asked the man in black.
"We face each other as God intended," Fezzik said. "No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill alone."
"You mean you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people, is that it?”

I was eleven years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing. So the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

[robkuntz]

Dec 6, 2016 13:05:29 GMT -5 Bandersnatch said:

Dec 3, 2016 15:06:40 GMT -5 @gronanofsimmerya said:

I love Princess Bride, but it is not NEARLY gritty enough to be an OD&D movie.

Why should they do all the imaging for you? They have to leave some things to the imagination of the viewer. In a family movie, having the villains fed to the dogs is just one of those things. I like some comic relief in even the most dark and bloody scenarios. This movie is a great example of how to do that.

I want things like these to happen out of unfettered game play.

“Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.”

“We’ll never survive!”
“Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.”

“Now what happens?" asked the man in black.
"We face each other as God intended," Fezzik said. "No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill alone."
"You mean you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people, is that it?”

I was eleven years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing. So the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

Yep.  Great movie.  Trenchant humor and all.  I re-watched it about three weeks ago.

[mormonyoyoman]

Dec 6, 2016 13:05:29 GMT -5 Bandersnatch said:

I want things like these to happen out of unfettered game play.

You cannot convince me that they didn't.

[Traveroark]

Dec 6, 2016 16:04:36 GMT -5 mormonyoyoman said:

Dec 6, 2016 13:05:29 GMT -5 Bandersnatch said:

I want things like these to happen out of unfettered game play.

You cannot convince me that they didn't.

Why am I not surprised.

[dragondaddy]

Wizards 1977 Ralph Bakshi
The Hobbit 1977 Ralph Bakshi
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 1970
The Land that Time Forgot 1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Lord of the Rings 1978 Ralph Bakshi
Flash Gordon 1980
The Return of the King 1980 Rankin Bass - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_King_(1980_film)
Heavy Metal 1981 - Still one of my personal favorites
BeastMaster 1982
The Last Unicorn 1982 - Rankin Bass - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Unicorn_(film)
Fire & Ice 1983 Frank Frazetta & Ralp Bakshi
Yor, the Hunter from the Future - 1983
Neverending Story 1984
Sword of the Valiant 1984 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_the_Valiant
The Warrior and the Sorceress 1984 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warrior_and_the_Sorceress
Barbarian Queen 1985 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarian_Queen
Legend 1985 -Tom Cruise - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_(1985_film)
Highlander - 1986
The Barbarians - 1987 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barbarians_(film)
Masters of the Universe - 1987 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_the_Universe_(film)
The Land Before Time - 1988
The Lion, the Witch, & The Wardrobe - 1988
Erik the Viking - 1989
Prince Caspian/ Voyage of the Dawn Treader - 1989
Earthsea 2004

[dragondaddy]

I want to give a shout out to Gronan for the 1965 Vikings with Kirk Douglas. Still one of the most epic historical fantasy (maybe) movies of all time.

Going back into the 60's I screened many of the following as well, in the late 60's early 70's - Mostly in the AAFES theater Saturday double feature matinee from 1970-74, in Frankfurt Germany. 25c admission. Another 25c got me a bag of popcorn, a coke, either a tin 12 oz can, or wax paper cup, along a with a fistful of hard candy in a paper bag).

Journey to the Beginning of Time - 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Beginning_of_Time
Atlantis, the Lost Continent - 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis,_the_Lost_Continent
Mysterious Island - Jules Verne 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Island_(1961_film)
The Magic Sword 1962 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Sword_(1962_film)
Captain Sindbad -1963 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Sindbad (As cheesy as it looks!)
The Sword in the Stone - 1963 - Disney
Kwaidan - 1964 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaidan_(film)
One Million Years B.C. - Raquel Welch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Years_B.C.
The Lost Continent - 1968 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Continent_(1968_film)



I noticed there are no listing for Science Fiction or Science Fantasy. I watched tons of these movies too, and in the late 60's and early 70's even single feature movies included a short or serial before the main movie. Many of the serials made by Republic Pictures and Columbia Pictures were actually full feature movies that you would watch in chapters that were ten to fifteen minutes long, and always seemed to end with a cliffhanger. I'm sure Gronan remembers a few of these. The U.S. Army in the 70's could only afford to pay for old cheap and cheesy movies and serials mostly. It was very rare for us to watch a brand new movie from the United States. I do remember watching 2001: A Space Oddysey in 1969 as soon as it showed up in the U.S. theater in Germany. We did have a space station in 2001, ISS, it didn't look anything as impressive as Stanley Kubrick's awesome space station from 2001: A Space Oddysey in 1968.

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (serial) 1940
The Mysterious Doctor Satan 1940 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Doctor_Satan
Doctor Cyclops 1940 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Cyclops
Bowery at Midnight Bela Lugosi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_at_Midnight
The Ape Man, Bela Lugosi - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ape_Man
The Adventures of Captain Marvel Republic Pictures Serial, 1941 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Captain_Marvel
The Monster Maker 1944 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_Maker
The Crimson Ghost Republic Pictures 1946 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Ghost
The Flying Serpent 1946 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Serpent
The Black Widow - Republic Pictures 1947 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Widow_(serial)
Flying Disc Man from Mars 1950 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Disc_Man_from_Mars
The Invisible Monster Republic Pictures Serial 1950 -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Monster
Two Lost Worlds 1950 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Lost_Worlds
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere Columbia Pictures 1951 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Video:_Master_of_the_Stratosphere
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still
The Lost Continent 1951 Original - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Continent_(1951_film)
Lost Planet Airmen, Republic Pictures 1951 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Planet_Airmen
The Man from Planet X 1951 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Planet_X
The Mysterious Island, Columbia Pictures Serial 1951 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Island_(serial)
Superman and the Molemen 1951 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_and_the_Mole_Men
The Thing from Another World, RKO Radio Pictures, 1951 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World
Unknown World 1951 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_World
Captive Women 1952 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_Women
The Jungle, 1952 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaadu_(1952_film)
Radar Men from the Moon, featuring Commander Cody, Republic Pictures 1952 -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_Men_from_the_Moon
Red Planet Mars, 1952 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Planet_Mars
Untamed Women 1952 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untamed_Women
Zombies of the Stratosphere Republic Pictures Serial 1952 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombies_of_the_Stratosphere (Featuring a very young Leonard Nimoy!)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Warner Brothers 1953 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_from_20,000_Fathoms
Cat-Women of the Moon, Astor Pictures 1953 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-Women_of_the_Moon
Commander Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe 1953 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Cody:_Sky_Marshal_of_the_Universe
It Came from Outer Space, Universal International 1953 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Outer_Space
The Lost Planet, Columbia Pictures 1953 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Planet
The Mesa of Lost Women 1953 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_of_Lost_Women
Phantom From Space, United Artists 1953 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_from_Space
Project Moonbase, Galaxy Pictures 1953 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Moonbase
War of the Worlds, Paramount 1953 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1953_film) (Awesome Classic!)
Creature from the Black Lagoon, Universal Studios 1954  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_from_the_Black_Lagoon
Gojira, Toho Production Company 1954 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film) (The Original Godzilla, watched every single one in the early 70's!)
Them, Warner Brothers 1954 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them!
Creature with the Atom Brain, Columbia Pictures 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_with_the_Atom_Brain_(1955_film) (LoL we all have billions of atoms in our creature brains!)
Day the World Ended, ARC 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_the_World_Ended
Godzilla Raids Again Toho Production Company 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_Raids_Again
It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Beneath_the_Sea
King Dinosaur, Lippert Pictures, 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Dinosaur
The Quartermass Experiment, United Artists 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quatermass_Xperiment
Tarantula, Universal Pictures 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_(film) (Actually had really bad nightmares about this. Giant Spiders and Giant robots attacking our apartments in FrankFurt)
This Island Earth, Universal Pictures 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Island_Earth
The Creature Walks Among Us 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creature_Walks_Among_Us
Earth VS. the Flying Saucers, Columbia Pictures 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_vs._the_Flying_Saucers
Forbidden Planet, MGM 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet (One of my personal favorites, first AI in film I can remember)
The Gamma People, Columbia 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamma_People
Godzilla, King of Monsters, Toho 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla,_King_of_the_Monsters!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Allied Artists 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers (Another one that had me waking up in terror with night sweats, the remake with Donald Sutherland in the 70's was even scarier!)
Rodan, Toho Pictures 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodan_(film)
World Without End, Allied Pictures 1956 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Without_End_(film) (This was like a prequel to all of the Planet of the Apes movies from the 60's! If you have to watch one in this list that you haven't seen before, this is it!)
The Amazing Colossal Man, 1957 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Colossal_Man
The Deadly Mantis, 1957 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deadly_Mantis
Invasion of the Saucer Men, Malibu Pictures 1957 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Saucer_Men (Another Classic)
Kronos, 1957 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronos_(film) (Another really good film, one of the last great sci-fi flicks in black & White)
The Land Unknown, Universal 1957 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_Unknown
Not of this Earth, Allied 1957 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_of_This_Earth_(1957_film)
Quartermass 2, Hammer Films, starring Brian Donlevy 1957  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatermass_2
Attack of the 50 foot Woman, Allied Pictures, 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_50_Foot_Woman
The Blob, 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob
The Colossus of New York 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colossus_of_New_York (Brain transplant into a Cyborg)
The Fly, 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(1958_film)
Frankenstien 1970 starring Boris Karloff 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_1970
Frankenstien's Daughter 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Daughter
The Queen of Outer Space starring Zsa Zsa Gabor 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Outer_Space
She Demons, Astor Pictures 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Demons
Space Master X-7, 20th Century Fox en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Master_X-7
The Strange World of Planet X 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strange_World_of_Planet_X_(film)
Teenage Caveman 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Caveman_(1958_film) (Best viewed at a drive-in movie theater, while on a date)
The Atomic Submarine 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atomic_Submarine
Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_(1959_film) (An Epic film One of my top ten!)
Plan 9 From Outer Space 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space
Return of the Fly 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Fly
The Wasp Woman 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wasp_Woman
The World, The Flesh, and the Devil 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World,_the_Flesh_and_the_Devil_(1959_film) (another GameDaddy recomended film for you)

While I haven't seen all of these movies, I have seen the majority of them. In the mid-late 70's and early 80's many of these could also be watched late night on Friday or Saturday night during Shock Theater from TNT, the first network television station in the U.S. Many were re-released for VHS video in the 80's as well.

[dragondaddy]

Now this brings me to Sci-Fi and Science Fantasy movies from the 60's. I was actually alive then, so most of these movies were made after I was born. I haven't seen many of these though.

The Angry Red Planet 1959 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Red_Planet
The Last Woman on Earth 1960 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Woman_on_Earth
The Lost World 1960 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_World_(1960_film) (This was really good!)
The Beast of Yucca Flats 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_of_Yucca_Flats (this was not.)
Mothra, Toho Studios 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothra_(film) (Another of the Godzilla films)
The Phantom Planet 1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_Planet
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 (Irwin Allen, Director) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Bottom_of_the_Sea 
The Day of the Triffids, 1963 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids_(film)
King Kong Vs. Godzilla, Toho 1962 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_vs._Godzilla
The Day Mars invaded Earth, 1963 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_Mars_Invaded_Earth
Ghidorah, The Three headed Monster, Toho 1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (Another Godzilla Flick)
The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth_(1964_film) (In a world overrun with vampires, one man survives)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Paramount 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe_on_Mars (Matt Damon, where were you then? LoL!)
The Time Travelers 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Travelers_(1964_film)
Doctor Who and the Daleks starring Peter Cushing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Who_and_the_Daleks (Who still stars in movies, even though he is dead... plus there's no Who like the first Who! although my favorite is still Tom Baker)
Invasion 1966 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_(1966_film)
Planet of the Vampires 1965 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Vampires
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet 1965 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Prehistoric_Planet
Agent for H.A.R.M. 1966  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_for_H.A.R.M. (When politics first intrudes on Science Fantasy)
Cyborg 2087, Universal Pictures en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_2087
Fahrenheit 451, 1966 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451_(film) (It only took 50 years to really get here! Not sure whether to classify this as Science Fiction or Science Fact now).
Women of the Prehistoric Planet 1966 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_the_Prehistoric_Planet
Son of Godzilla, Toho Studios 1967 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Godzilla
They Came from Beyond Space 1967 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Came_from_Beyond_Space
2001: A Space Oddysey en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)
Barbarella, Starring Jane Fonda 1968 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarella_(film)
Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox 1968 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(1968_film) (Another of my favorites, everyone then knew back then this was really about the impending race war, that we just narrowly avoided, in the U.S.)
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, MGM 1969 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo_and_the_Underwater_City


Irwin Allen, the Director would go on to produce and direct some really epic blockbuster disaster movies in the 1970's, Movies like The Poseidon Adventure in 1972, and Towering Inferno in 1974, showing the world just how bad it can get to be in a one hundred and fifty story high rise that catches on fire 30 years before 9/11. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea later became a successful TV series in the 70's and was remade once more as SeaQuest DSV in 1993 starring Roy Schieder. In the 60's though he worked on Science Fantasy.