The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [WS]

Director: Stephen Norrington, Steve Norrington

Overview

"The underwhelming League of Extraordinary Gentlemen makes its way to home theaters with 20th Century Fox's widescreen edition DVD. With its brilliant 2.35:1 picture and 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, the disc is nothing short of spectacular as it showcases th

Product Details

Release Date:	12/19/2006
UPC:	0024543101802
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	14,430

Special Features

Full-length audio commentary (producers/actors); Full-length audio commentary (costume/makeup/visual effects team); Behind-the-scenes documentary; 12 deleted scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sean Connery	Allan Quatermain
Naseeruddin Shah	Capitaine Nemo
Peta Wilson	Mina Harker
Tony Curran	Rodney Skinner
Shane West	Tom Sawyer
Stuart Townsend	Dorian Gray
Jason Flemyng	Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
Richard Roxburgh	M
David Hemmings	Nigel
Max Ryan	Dante
Tom Goodman-Hill	Sanderson Reed
Terry O'Neill	Ishmael
Rudolf Pellar	Draper
Winter Ave Zoli	Eva
Robert Willox	Constable Dunning
Ewart James Walters	Toby
Mariano Titanti	Edgar Shreave
Robert Orr	Running Officer
Michael McGuffie	Copper No. 1
Joel Kirby	Copper No. 2
Marek Vasut	Soldier
Robert Vahey	Elderly Hunter
Sylvester Morand	Old Traveler
Huggy Leaver	Hansom Cab Driver
Pavel Bezdek	Marksman No. 1
Stanislav Adamitskiy	Marksman No. 2
James Babson	Marksman No. 3
San Shella	Terrified Crewman
Ellen Savaria	Recordist
Riz Meedin	Venice Conning Tower Crewman
Sartaj Garewal	Rocket Room Crewman
Neran Persaud	Crewman Patel
Andrew Rajan	Headphones Crewman
Daniel Brown	Stunned Guard
Aftab Sachak	Breathless Crewman
Guy Singh Digpal	Signal Crew Man
Harmage Singh Kalirai	Crewman Chandra
Brian Caspe	Guard No. 1
Robert Goodman	Valet
Rene Hajek	Flame Thrower
Semere-Ad Etmet Yohannes	Witch Doctor
Michal Gr?n	Assassin #3
Marek Va?ut	Soldier
Stephen Norrington	Actor
Farid Kounda	Actor
Jason Isaacs	Actor
Trevor Jones	Composer

Technical Credits

James Dale Robinson

Trevor Albert	Producer,Executive Producer
James Dale Robinson	Screenwriter
Tim Alexander	Special Effects
Sean Connery	Executive Producer,Producer
Terry Glass	Special Effects
David Goldberg	Special Effects
Mark Gordon	Executive Producer
Donna Isaacson	Casting
Don Murphy	Producer
Eddie Perez	Stunts
Janek Sirrs	Special Effects
Thomas J. Smith	Special Effects
Dana Hunter Suddath	Special Effects
John E. Sullivan	Special Effects
Lucinda Syson	Casting
Bruce Devan	Producer
Erik Aadahl	Sound Effects
James Bolt	Sound Effects
Jim Brookshire	Sound Effects
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
Kevin Abercrombie	Stunts
Industrial Light & Magic	Special Effects
Mark Holding	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. On the Brink of War (Main Titles)
2. Quatermain
3. Armored Assassins
4. The New League
5. Mr. Dorian Gray
6. The Fantom
7. Mrs. Harker's Conduct
8. The American Agent
9. The Last Member
10. Out of His League
11. Voyage to Violence
12. The Shooting Lesson
13. The Portrait
14. Death in Venice
15. Behind the Mask
16. Betrayed
17. The Game Is Over
18. Hyde the Hero
19. The Message
20. Waiting for Skinner
21. A Fortress Vast
22. The Game Is On
23. The Napoleon of Crime
24. A Woman's Wrath
25. Invisible Enemy
26. Meet Your Demon
27. The Dante Beast
28. Killing the Future
29. The Long Shot
30. A Hero's Bequest
31. The Flame of Life
32. End Titles

Menu

Side #1 --
Play
Language Selection
Language Selection: English 5.1 Dolby Surround
Language Selection: Spanish Dolby Surround
Language Selection: French 5.1 Dolby Surround
Commentaries
Commentary by Producers Don Murphy and Trevor Albert and Actors Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Tony Curran: On
Commentary by Producers Don Murphy and Trevor Albert and Actors Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Tony Curran: Off
Commentary by Costume Designer Jacqueline West, Visual Effects Supervisor John E. Sullivan, Make-Up Effects Supervisor Steve Johnson and Miniatures Creator Matthew Gratzner: On
Commentary by Costume Designer Jacqueline West, Visual Effects Supervisor John E. Sullivan, Make-Up Effects Supervisor Steve Johnson and Miniatures Creator Matthew Gratzner: Off
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Subtitles: None
Scene Selection
Special Features
Assembling the League
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Origins
Attire
The Nemomobile
Making Mr. Hyde
Resurrecting Venice
Sinking Venice
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Play All
Inside the Nemomobile
Dinner Aboard the Nautilus
Dorian's Stateroom
Jekyll's Offer
Treachery
Past Lovers
The Beast Within
Flooding the Engine
Quatermain and The Fantom
A Leader of Men
Mina Warms Up
To the Death
Commentaries
Commentary by Producers Don Murphy and Trevor Albert and Actors Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Tony Curran: On
Commentary by Producers Don Murphy and Trevor Albert and Actors Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Tony Curran: Off
Commentary by Costume Designer Jacqueline West, Visual Effects Supervisor John E. Sullivan, Make-Up Effects Supervisor Steve Johnson and Miniatures Creator Matthew Gratzner: On
Commentary by Costume Designer Jacqueline West, Visual Effects Supervisor John E. Sullivan, Make-Up Effects Supervisor Steve Johnson and Miniatures Creator Matthew Gratzner: Off
A Special Message

Editorial Reviews

Extraordinary indeed! This rousing action-adventure film, steeped in the traditions of those grand old Saturday-matinee cliff-hangers, employs an audacious concept devised by graphic-novel writer Alan Moore: the uniting of memorable characters from Victorian-era fiction against an unseen and powerful adversary. The 20th century is just dawning when emissaries of the British government round up legendary adventurer Allan Quartermain (Sean Connery), rogue submariner Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), twisted genius Dr. Jekyll (Jason Flemyng), dapper but dangerous Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), and a grown-up Tom Sawyer (Shane West), along with mysterious Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), whose prior acquaintances have included one Count Dracula. They are offered various rewards and immunities to combat "The Fantom," whose technologically advanced, multinational crimes are calculated to turn the countries of Europe against each other and spark a Continent-wide conflagration. As you might imagine, this mission provides ample opportunities for outrageous feats of derring-do and the use of some very peculiar talents. There's hardly a single incident in League that isn't wildly improbable at the very least, but director Stephen Norrington (Blade) stages the action flamboyantly and imbues the venture with a disarming, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. The septuagenarian Connery still makes an amazingly robust hero, and he's given strong support by less well known but remarkably capable performers. Shah's terrific Captain Nemo is portrayed as the resourceful, dignified, and enigmatic Easterner created by Jules Verne but depicted inaccurately in most movie versions of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and its sequel, The Mysterious Island. For all the time, money, and effort that went into its production, League is, to its credit, a movie utterly without pretension; it aspires to be nothing but escapist entertainment, and in that it succeeds admirably.