Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women - BLU-RAY

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.

From director Cy Endfield (Zulu) and special effects legend Ray Harryhausen (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts), and starring Herbert Lom (A Shot in the Dark) as Captain Nemo, Mysterious Island is an enchanting Jules Verne adaptation, taking audiences from the top of the sky to the bottom of the sea. All region

In the early 19th century, a conflict between the indigenous people of a Southern California isle and encroaching Aleut trappers ended in a near massacre and the tribe's flight. Returning alone in a bid to rescue her abandoned little brother, young Karana (Celia Kaye) would face a lifetime fending for her own survival. Stirring fact-based family adventure from the Scott O'Dell novel also stars George Kennedy, Julie Payne, Carlos Romero, Martin Gallaraga. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.