Mysterious Island poster

Movie · 1961

Mysterious Island

Released 19 December 1961 More from 1961 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Gary Merrill
as Gideon Spilitt
46
Herbert Lom
as Captain Nemo
44
Percy Herbert
as Sgt. Pencroft
41
Joan Greenwood
as Lady Mary Fairchild
40
Michael Craig
as Capt. Cyrus Harding
32
Michael Callan
as Herbert Brown
26
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
20years between the oldest and youngest billed
46Gary Merrill — oldest on the call sheet
26Michael Callan — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast
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