1 00:00:18,625 --> 00:00:25,292 INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION 2 00:00:25,542 --> 00:00:35,417 Based on 'Facing the Flag' by Jules Verne Script by 3 00:00:40,333 --> 00:00:43,167 Cinematography 4 00:01:00,125 --> 00:01:04,167 Music by 5 00:01:10,875 --> 00:01:24,667 Cast 6 00:01:56,042 --> 00:02:02,542 Designed and Directed by 7 00:02:21,458 --> 00:02:23,708 Good evening, friends. 8 00:02:24,292 --> 00:02:25,750 Come closer! 9 00:02:26,833 --> 00:02:30,458 I'm going to tell you about the greatest adventure of my life. 10 00:02:31,375 --> 00:02:32,708 This is my journal. 11 00:02:33,542 --> 00:02:36,917 Everything I have experienced I have confided to its pages. 12 00:02:37,917 --> 00:02:40,458 But I have not told you my name. 13 00:02:40,667 --> 00:02:43,250 I am Mr Hart. Mr Simon Hart. 14 00:02:44,417 --> 00:02:48,583 I lived at a time of such hope. The dream of human progress! 15 00:02:49,208 --> 00:02:51,708 My friends and I could think of nothing else! 16 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,625 Robur the Conqueror, Barbican, Captain Nemo... 17 00:02:56,667 --> 00:02:58,875 Of such was the world of our youth... 18 00:03:36,083 --> 00:03:38,500 My story proper begins on the Atlantic. 19 00:03:39,333 --> 00:03:41,500 What an impression that made on me! 20 00:03:42,292 --> 00:03:46,708 I had booked passage on the first steamship to cross the ocean. 21 00:03:47,417 --> 00:03:50,042 I watched as mankind challenged the waves below, 22 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:51,667 and the empire of the air above! 23 00:03:52,250 --> 00:03:54,417 Every step brought new discoveries, new inventions. 24 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:56,458 Enraptured, I observed with glee 25 00:03:56,583 --> 00:04:00,333 each new triumph of science and technology! 26 00:04:26,792 --> 00:04:28,750 Little did I know the role 27 00:04:28,750 --> 00:04:31,208 that submarine would soon play in my life! 28 00:04:34,792 --> 00:04:36,625 I continued my journey overland. 29 00:04:37,208 --> 00:04:39,250 The iron horse advanced tirelessly! 30 00:05:26,417 --> 00:05:28,042 Terrible! Have you seen this? 31 00:05:29,833 --> 00:05:32,917 People needlessly killed, 32 00:05:34,958 --> 00:05:36,000 I beg you! 33 00:05:36,875 --> 00:05:38,750 Thus ends all human folly! 34 00:05:39,250 --> 00:05:41,875 Man was created to walk upon the earth 35 00:05:41,875 --> 00:05:43,500 and on earth he should stay, Sir! 36 00:05:47,500 --> 00:05:50,875 Fortunately, there have always been those who are not satisfied with merely walking. 37 00:05:52,917 --> 00:05:56,083 They travel now just as confidently across both sea and sky. 38 00:05:57,083 --> 00:05:58,458 Yes - and sky! 39 00:05:59,958 --> 00:06:03,583 For man has lately ascended to the heavenly privilege of the winged eagle! 40 00:06:04,542 --> 00:06:06,750 And this is but the beginning! 41 00:06:07,708 --> 00:06:10,875 Ever more advanced arks of the air cruise the celestial seas. 42 00:06:11,875 --> 00:06:13,375 Flying vessels, heavier than air, 43 00:06:13,417 --> 00:06:15,583 are no longer a figment of imagination. 44 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:18,167 A century of steam and electricity 45 00:06:18,667 --> 00:06:21,292 has made the servant obsolete! 46 00:06:45,792 --> 00:06:46,833 The Albatross. 47 00:06:47,250 --> 00:06:50,125 Indeed this was the latest word 48 00:06:50,125 --> 00:06:52,042 in the noble field of aeronautics. 49 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:55,083 Thanks to my friend 'Robur the Conqueror' 50 00:06:56,167 --> 00:07:00,083 not even the king of birds can reach the heights that this machine new rules. 51 00:07:14,750 --> 00:07:16,542 Finally, I was at my destination. 52 00:07:17,792 --> 00:07:18,875 A private sanatorium. 53 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,958 But who was that man? 54 00:07:35,583 --> 00:07:38,125 Now, in this sanatorium my teacher, 55 00:07:38,208 --> 00:07:40,542 the brilliant scientist Professor Roch, 56 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,542 was convalescing from toiling on his latest invention. 57 00:07:51,042 --> 00:07:52,208 Greetings, Doctor! 58 00:07:52,667 --> 00:07:53,833 How is the Professor? 59 00:07:54,083 --> 00:07:55,208 Calmer today. 60 00:07:55,625 --> 00:07:56,708 And how did you fare? 61 00:07:56,750 --> 00:07:58,000 I have the documents. 62 00:07:58,542 --> 00:08:01,167 All we need now is the money so he can finish... 63 00:08:03,583 --> 00:08:06,542 make his great invention in peace. 64 00:08:07,375 --> 00:08:10,083 You know, Sir, I wish the Professor every success. 65 00:08:10,583 --> 00:08:12,917 I believe he will find people who will help him. 66 00:08:14,167 --> 00:08:16,250 But sometimes I cannot help but worry 67 00:08:16,417 --> 00:08:18,667 that no good can come from this explosive device of his. 68 00:10:04,542 --> 00:10:05,750 I am a scientist. 69 00:10:06,208 --> 00:10:09,250 My interest lies in chemical reactions, 70 00:10:09,250 --> 00:10:11,292 not in accounting! 71 00:10:29,875 --> 00:10:30,917 That means Professor... 72 00:10:30,958 --> 00:10:33,083 ...that I have no money left, 73 00:10:33,083 --> 00:10:35,333 and yet I must finish my invention! 74 00:10:39,958 --> 00:10:42,667 I'm glad not to be at sea tonight. 75 00:13:30,458 --> 00:13:34,000 By morning, word had spread like wildfire of the ruthless kidnapping 76 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,208 of Professor Roch and his assistant, Mr Simon Hart. 77 00:13:39,042 --> 00:13:41,083 Days of fevered searching ensued. 78 00:14:28,125 --> 00:14:29,500 By what right do they hold us here? 79 00:14:29,875 --> 00:14:31,292 They have bigger guns. 80 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,458 Strike sail, damn you! 81 00:14:46,208 --> 00:14:49,833 We must inform His Excellency. 82 00:15:23,083 --> 00:15:25,417 The Count d'Artigas, the ship's owner. 83 00:15:32,250 --> 00:15:34,083 Search? Please, help yourselves. 84 00:16:12,208 --> 00:16:14,667 Your Excellency! 85 00:17:27,292 --> 00:17:29,500 Your Excellency! 86 00:17:54,375 --> 00:17:57,000 We are ready to proceed... 87 00:17:57,625 --> 00:17:58,792 Your Excellency. 88 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:06,708 We are ready to proceed, Your Excellency. 89 00:18:07,500 --> 00:18:10,542 Wait until night and then full steam to Back Cup! 90 00:18:46,417 --> 00:18:49,625 How was it possible for such a ship to progress with no sails? 91 00:18:51,167 --> 00:18:53,958 Where did that rope lead, down into the depths of the sea? 92 00:18:56,083 --> 00:18:57,292 The explanation was at hand... 93 00:18:57,500 --> 00:19:01,458 Yes, the very submarine whose tragic disappearance had so excited the world's press! 94 00:19:02,417 --> 00:19:05,542 And the reason the inspection of the schooner had proven fruitless. 95 00:19:40,583 --> 00:19:41,750 May I welcome you on board. 96 00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:47,333 How do you like the most modern vessel in the world, Professor? 97 00:19:51,125 --> 00:19:53,458 I regret that my men had to use force, 98 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:55,875 but it was the only way I could save your work 99 00:19:56,542 --> 00:19:57,708 from being abused. 100 00:19:58,167 --> 00:19:59,458 Where is my assistant? 101 00:20:01,958 --> 00:20:05,833 Unfortunately, I do not know. My invitation extended only to you, Professor. 102 00:20:06,542 --> 00:20:07,625 You are my guest. 103 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,333 Let me show you my kingdom. 104 00:20:15,292 --> 00:20:17,500 I rule the greatest empire in the world. 105 00:20:18,292 --> 00:20:21,625 With the invention of this submarine, I became master of the world's oceans. 106 00:20:22,583 --> 00:20:25,375 Their riches are greater than the wealth of all the continents combined. 107 00:20:26,458 --> 00:20:29,625 The sea floor is rich in natural resources. 108 00:20:29,958 --> 00:20:31,250 Treasures of gold and jewels, 109 00:20:31,250 --> 00:20:33,375 claimed over the years by the seas, 110 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:37,375 are there but for the taking. 111 00:20:38,542 --> 00:20:41,000 All this I shall put at the service of science. 112 00:20:41,958 --> 00:20:43,458 I believe in your discovery, 113 00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:45,208 your grand idea. 114 00:20:45,958 --> 00:20:48,458 I will do everything in my power to ensure your work is finished. 115 00:20:49,583 --> 00:20:52,583 With the riches of the ocean I have created an underwater city. 116 00:20:53,083 --> 00:20:56,292 My factories and laboratories await you, Professor. 117 00:20:57,333 --> 00:21:00,958 Together, your genius and my finances will create a wonder! 118 00:21:01,875 --> 00:21:03,375 We shall amaze the world. 119 00:21:40,875 --> 00:21:42,375 By what right are you holding me here? 120 00:21:43,708 --> 00:21:46,417 We have bigger guns, Sir. 121 00:21:55,958 --> 00:21:58,458 Once on the high seas, 122 00:21:58,458 --> 00:22:00,625 with no danger of further naval patrols, 123 00:22:00,667 --> 00:22:03,000 the Professor was transported from the submarine 124 00:22:03,417 --> 00:22:05,417 to the three-master. 125 00:22:07,958 --> 00:22:11,542 Professor, Captain Spade, skipper of our schooner. 126 00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:15,125 Mr Serko, your future collaborator, 127 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,542 the man who built the factories in our underwater city, Back Cup. 128 00:22:24,417 --> 00:22:26,417 Let me show you 129 00:22:26,708 --> 00:22:27,958 the plans for your laboratory, Professor. 130 00:22:29,042 --> 00:22:31,750 Ship! Ship to port! 131 00:22:46,875 --> 00:22:48,125 It's the Amelia, 132 00:22:48,458 --> 00:22:51,333 one of the largest merchant ships in the South Atlantic, 133 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:53,750 becalmed at sea. 134 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:58,208 Make the usual arrangements. 135 00:23:10,125 --> 00:23:14,250 Professor, may I offer you some light refreshment? 136 00:24:22,542 --> 00:24:24,542 Alone in the armoured brig of the submarine, 137 00:24:24,917 --> 00:24:28,167 my journal became the sole custodian of my thoughts 138 00:24:28,750 --> 00:24:30,000 and observations. 139 00:26:15,458 --> 00:26:18,125 Reverse engines! 140 00:27:13,750 --> 00:27:16,333 Halt engines! 141 00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:27,792 It was now clear to me what dark purposes 142 00:30:27,792 --> 00:30:29,875 the supposed loss of the submarine had served. 143 00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:32,917 She had disappeared from the public eye, 144 00:30:33,417 --> 00:30:36,250 only to conceal the criminal raids of a pirate gang. 145 00:30:36,667 --> 00:30:37,750 And who was her commander? 146 00:30:38,042 --> 00:30:39,167 The noble Count d'Artigas! 147 00:30:41,042 --> 00:30:43,500 A short pause, but hopefully a fruitful one. 148 00:30:44,875 --> 00:30:47,833 Our submarine has discovered the wreck of a merchant ship... 149 00:30:48,125 --> 00:30:51,625 That must be a rare stroke of luck, 150 00:30:51,917 --> 00:30:54,208 finding such a treasure ship. 151 00:30:54,667 --> 00:30:56,792 We do not leave anything to chance, Professor. 152 00:30:56,792 --> 00:30:57,417 Help! 153 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:01,542 Help! 154 00:31:01,625 --> 00:31:03,625 We have a system. 155 00:31:05,625 --> 00:31:08,000 Help! 156 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,625 What was that? 157 00:31:09,875 --> 00:31:11,000 Did you hear that? 158 00:31:21,042 --> 00:31:22,083 There! 159 00:31:22,625 --> 00:31:24,500 There was certainly someone calling for help. 160 00:31:26,042 --> 00:31:27,208 It must be a castaway. 161 00:31:28,042 --> 00:31:29,083 Do you see anything? 162 00:31:35,125 --> 00:31:37,958 You're right. It is a castaway. 163 00:31:39,333 --> 00:31:40,417 The lifeboat! 164 00:31:43,833 --> 00:31:45,333 Launch the lifeboat! Action stations! 165 00:31:47,417 --> 00:31:48,542 Quickly! Quickly! 166 00:33:23,542 --> 00:33:25,417 Who's wandered down there? 167 00:33:29,417 --> 00:33:30,875 What are you doing here, blast you!? 168 00:33:32,083 --> 00:33:33,125 Who let you in here? 169 00:33:34,667 --> 00:33:37,417 Captain, a gentleman does not enter when a lady is present! 170 00:33:37,458 --> 00:33:38,583 Do you want to blow up the ship? 171 00:33:39,833 --> 00:33:41,958 Doesn't that gunpowder worry you? 172 00:33:44,208 --> 00:33:47,667 It's no surprise the Amelia went down 173 00:33:48,083 --> 00:33:50,125 with a passenger like you! 174 00:33:58,875 --> 00:34:01,708 Pack up your things. We land at dawn. 175 00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,875 Captain, do many ships stop at this island? 176 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,167 You should know, I must return soon. 177 00:34:06,250 --> 00:34:07,542 You'll soon see. 178 00:34:07,792 --> 00:34:09,792 Captain, the island where we are due to land... 179 00:34:09,792 --> 00:34:14,708 - Land ahoy! - Back Cup ahoy! 180 00:34:25,875 --> 00:34:29,292 Back Cup, Professor! Another hour and we shall be home. 181 00:34:31,542 --> 00:34:34,333 You call a volcano home? 182 00:34:34,833 --> 00:34:36,000 The volcano is extinct. 183 00:34:36,542 --> 00:34:39,083 The smoke you see is from my factories. 184 00:34:39,792 --> 00:34:42,208 You have chosen a most strange residence, Count! 185 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:43,292 Perhaps, 186 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,083 but only there can you realise your ingenious invention, Professor. 187 00:35:56,708 --> 00:35:59,708 Our submarine passed through an undersea tunnel. 188 00:36:00,667 --> 00:36:01,833 As I later learned, 189 00:36:02,208 --> 00:36:05,083 it was the only gateway into d'Artigas' pirate citadel. 190 00:36:06,750 --> 00:36:09,500 We surfaced in a grim lagoon, 191 00:36:10,042 --> 00:36:11,958 shaded by towering crater walls. 192 00:36:12,833 --> 00:36:15,083 Here the submarine was safe. 193 00:36:16,167 --> 00:36:19,333 D'Artigas' satanic mills belched clouds of resinous fumes 194 00:36:19,958 --> 00:36:21,792 that floated over the caldera 195 00:36:21,792 --> 00:36:23,625 like the inevitable threat of eruption. 196 00:36:24,875 --> 00:36:25,958 And most astonishing of all, 197 00:36:26,750 --> 00:36:29,958 on a rugged point above the waters perched his proud eagle's nest! 198 00:36:31,292 --> 00:36:34,042 Thus appeared the residence of the Count d'Artigas, 199 00:36:34,542 --> 00:36:36,000 pirate king of the modern age. 200 00:36:38,125 --> 00:36:41,000 On the opposite shore of the lagoon another kind of residence awaited me. 201 00:36:41,708 --> 00:36:43,792 A broken, dilapidated shack 202 00:36:44,542 --> 00:36:46,667 that for long months was to be my home. 203 00:36:47,750 --> 00:36:49,625 There I spun my bold plans of escape. 204 00:36:50,292 --> 00:36:53,542 There I would experience both elation and despair. 205 00:36:55,958 --> 00:36:57,208 But forgive me, I run ahead of myself! 206 00:36:58,042 --> 00:37:00,250 The pages of my journal with those memories 207 00:37:00,250 --> 00:37:01,625 were empty yet, 208 00:37:02,625 --> 00:37:04,667 I was still a prisoner in the brig of the submarine. 209 00:37:08,333 --> 00:37:10,333 So, welcome home, Sir. 210 00:38:00,750 --> 00:38:03,208 You are only destroying your own home, young man. 211 00:38:05,917 --> 00:38:06,958 What have you done with the Professor? 212 00:38:08,125 --> 00:38:10,625 The Professor is being treated royally. 213 00:38:11,125 --> 00:38:14,208 It will be your neck if he disappoints... 214 00:38:53,167 --> 00:38:55,708 - Anything? - We search for the secret of matter itself. 215 00:38:56,125 --> 00:38:58,917 The secret of matter? And then what...? 216 00:39:03,125 --> 00:39:04,167 We look forward to the results 217 00:39:04,208 --> 00:39:06,083 of your experiments, Professor. 218 00:39:17,125 --> 00:39:21,125 I think we could make good use of his assistant, Your Excellency. 219 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:23,875 The engineer? Talk to him. 220 00:39:29,250 --> 00:39:30,417 What is it all for? 221 00:39:34,792 --> 00:39:36,042 It is only a test, for now 222 00:39:37,167 --> 00:39:39,833 to release the power that holds all matter together. 223 00:39:43,083 --> 00:39:45,125 Many other inventions will be needed 224 00:39:45,125 --> 00:39:47,292 before these forces can serve mankind 225 00:39:48,875 --> 00:39:50,042 to fuel machines, 226 00:39:51,417 --> 00:39:52,542 give light 227 00:39:53,458 --> 00:39:54,708 and warmth. 228 00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:57,833 But that is a detail. How it is used, 229 00:40:01,042 --> 00:40:03,500 is for technicians and the people to decide... 230 00:40:15,708 --> 00:40:16,875 My new invention, 231 00:40:17,292 --> 00:40:19,500 a machine that will rule the air. 232 00:40:20,250 --> 00:40:24,250 Together with the explosive invented by the Professor, it will rule the world. 233 00:40:25,417 --> 00:40:30,250 And you, Sir, in the interim shall apply your talents to it. 234 00:40:30,500 --> 00:40:31,583 I? 235 00:40:32,083 --> 00:40:34,542 Never! I wish to speak with the Professor. 236 00:40:34,583 --> 00:40:35,542 I cannot allow that! 237 00:40:36,250 --> 00:40:38,667 - Of course you could always... - I will not be your accomplice! 238 00:40:38,958 --> 00:40:40,125 As you wish. 239 00:40:45,042 --> 00:40:46,417 We can wait! 240 00:40:57,500 --> 00:40:58,625 So! 241 00:40:58,958 --> 00:41:00,917 In my absence they converted this miserable shack 242 00:41:00,917 --> 00:41:02,667 into a perfectly equipped laboratory. 243 00:41:05,292 --> 00:41:06,583 What a temptation! 244 00:41:08,125 --> 00:41:09,625 But I thought of the Professor. 245 00:41:10,833 --> 00:41:13,917 He would never give these bandits the secret of his invention! 246 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:16,125 But I forgot 247 00:41:16,667 --> 00:41:20,583 how my genius-teacher was as trusting as a child! 248 00:41:22,250 --> 00:41:25,667 We build a solid steel tower. 249 00:41:27,167 --> 00:41:29,708 The main section contains a chamber. 250 00:41:31,125 --> 00:41:34,167 We put a few grams of my new form of matter inside, 251 00:41:34,708 --> 00:41:36,500 hook it up to an electric current and... 252 00:41:36,542 --> 00:41:37,542 It will go boom! 253 00:41:38,125 --> 00:41:42,125 There will be an enormous burst of energy which we must channel and control! 254 00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:45,833 We must tame this force. That is the whole point of the experiment. 255 00:42:31,708 --> 00:42:35,208 I regret to inform, the experiment has been a failure. 256 00:42:36,125 --> 00:42:39,542 On the contrary, Professor! That was what I call a result! 257 00:42:40,542 --> 00:42:42,750 Well done, Professor. Congratulations! 258 00:42:55,083 --> 00:42:57,333 Barely had I heard the explosion, than I realised 259 00:42:57,333 --> 00:42:59,042 my unsuspecting professor 260 00:42:59,250 --> 00:43:01,500 had handed these criminals a terrible weapon! 261 00:43:02,542 --> 00:43:05,958 Such an invention was sure to be abused and become a weapon of mass destruction! 262 00:43:07,292 --> 00:43:09,292 No, this must not be! 263 00:43:10,250 --> 00:43:11,542 There was not a minute to lose! 264 00:43:12,917 --> 00:43:16,958 I would do everything possible to warn mankind before it was too late! 265 00:49:08,667 --> 00:49:10,333 DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO THE PROFESSOR. 266 00:49:25,167 --> 00:49:26,208 Professor! 267 00:49:27,083 --> 00:49:28,292 Professor! 268 00:50:19,750 --> 00:50:22,125 One day, I noticed the submarine 269 00:50:22,125 --> 00:50:23,667 returning from another murderous voyage. 270 00:50:24,542 --> 00:50:27,333 At that time I had no idea that my balloon had reached its goal. 271 00:50:27,917 --> 00:50:31,542 And I had no idea that the pirates were bringing ill tidings to their commander. 272 00:50:34,125 --> 00:50:37,125 It was again the most modern technology that informed d'Artigas 273 00:50:37,167 --> 00:50:39,458 that his ominous secret had been uncovered. 274 00:52:45,250 --> 00:52:46,958 Your submarine, Your Excellency. 275 00:52:48,083 --> 00:52:50,292 They fired on us as soon as we surfaced! 276 00:52:50,792 --> 00:52:53,375 But we had the luck of the Devil! 277 00:52:57,625 --> 00:53:00,208 - Someone has betrayed me. - They will come after us, Excellency. 278 00:53:00,458 --> 00:53:02,875 So much the better! We shall give them a wonderful reception, 279 00:53:03,792 --> 00:53:05,792 and put an end to this game of hide and seek! 280 00:53:07,542 --> 00:53:10,542 Accelerate missile production and have the Supergun positioned on the coast. 281 00:53:10,875 --> 00:53:13,542 Impossible through the marine tunnel. 282 00:53:15,833 --> 00:53:18,625 Then dig a new tunnel through the rock, 283 00:53:18,750 --> 00:53:20,958 above the waterline, straight to the coast. 284 00:53:21,792 --> 00:53:24,417 - Nothing shall stop me. - A small interval, Excellency. 285 00:54:11,417 --> 00:54:14,083 While the Count did everything to utilise the destructive power 286 00:54:14,083 --> 00:54:17,208 of the Professor's invention to carry out his diabolical crimes, 287 00:54:18,375 --> 00:54:20,375 the trusting scientist still sweated under the illusion 288 00:54:20,375 --> 00:54:23,125 that his labours would bring a blessing on mankind. 289 00:54:26,083 --> 00:54:28,542 Almost at the same time I received a gracious offer. 290 00:54:29,708 --> 00:54:31,500 Mr Serko, 291 00:54:31,917 --> 00:54:33,500 d'Artigas' court scientist, 292 00:54:33,750 --> 00:54:34,583 the architect of Back Cup, 293 00:54:35,375 --> 00:54:37,208 and builder of the new tunnel 294 00:54:37,667 --> 00:54:39,792 thru which the Supergun was to be brought to the sea, 295 00:54:40,292 --> 00:54:41,458 summoned me. 296 00:55:15,958 --> 00:55:18,542 Mr Serko, yet again I implore you... 297 00:55:18,542 --> 00:55:20,167 I will not let you see the Professor. 298 00:55:22,500 --> 00:55:23,792 Forget about him. 299 00:55:25,208 --> 00:55:26,083 Hello! 300 00:55:27,458 --> 00:55:28,167 Hello there! 301 00:55:29,125 --> 00:55:30,917 Yes, yes. 302 00:55:33,125 --> 00:55:34,708 The fault must be repaired immediately. 303 00:55:35,625 --> 00:55:37,042 Have you not sent out divers? 304 00:55:41,750 --> 00:55:43,750 What? Not returned? 305 00:55:45,458 --> 00:55:46,583 Send more! 306 00:55:48,083 --> 00:55:49,958 I will hear no mention of danger! 307 00:55:51,125 --> 00:55:52,875 That damaged cable must be repaired immediately! 308 00:56:01,542 --> 00:56:02,042 Mr Serko 309 00:56:03,542 --> 00:56:05,208 if you give your consent, 310 00:56:05,250 --> 00:56:07,208 I have worked underwater 311 00:56:07,250 --> 00:56:09,292 and am not afraid of danger. 312 00:56:09,458 --> 00:56:10,792 Well, Sir, 313 00:56:11,292 --> 00:56:14,542 I welcome your assistance, if you mean it seriously. 314 00:56:15,292 --> 00:56:16,542 You will descend to the bottom of the lagoon, 315 00:56:16,792 --> 00:56:18,417 follow the cable to the fault. 316 00:56:18,958 --> 00:56:20,667 Two men will accompany you, 317 00:56:21,417 --> 00:56:25,167 to guarantee your safe return. 318 00:56:39,167 --> 00:56:41,875 Of course I had little interest in the damaged cable. 319 00:56:42,917 --> 00:56:45,833 I offered to help to explore the tunnel, 320 00:56:46,333 --> 00:56:48,375 which offered my one chance of escape. 321 00:58:28,583 --> 00:58:30,333 Look again! Take reinforcements! 322 00:58:30,875 --> 00:58:33,167 That man must be found dead or alive! 323 00:58:53,958 --> 00:58:54,875 They did not see me. 324 00:58:55,708 --> 00:58:58,458 Well, it was now or never. 325 00:58:59,792 --> 00:59:04,708 Yes! That dark tunnel was my coveted path to freedom. 326 01:00:02,542 --> 01:00:03,542 Nothing there. 327 01:00:03,958 --> 01:00:05,250 Not a trace of him. 328 01:00:05,708 --> 01:00:07,458 How much oxygen was he carrying? 329 01:00:07,917 --> 01:00:09,042 Enough for half-an-hour. 330 01:01:23,292 --> 01:01:26,417 That very day, in a display of determined resistance the world 331 01:01:26,417 --> 01:01:29,083 had sent an exploratory vanguard... 332 01:03:58,167 --> 01:04:00,625 You are among friends, Sir. 333 01:04:18,625 --> 01:04:23,667 WORLD POWERS UNITE AGAINST THE THREAT OF MASS DESTRUCTION! 334 01:04:49,292 --> 01:04:52,292 We are safe in the tunnel. The patrols will be in the harbour. 335 01:04:59,583 --> 01:05:01,167 Your attention a moment! 336 01:05:01,208 --> 01:05:02,708 Do you see that? 337 01:05:11,208 --> 01:05:12,083 The pirates! 338 01:05:12,292 --> 01:05:14,292 Engine off! Full stop! 339 01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:41,667 Forgive me, I did not expect to find you here! 340 01:07:43,708 --> 01:07:44,708 I need your help. 341 01:07:46,125 --> 01:07:49,375 If you wait outside I will get ready at once. 342 01:07:52,458 --> 01:07:53,500 Of course. 343 01:08:01,375 --> 01:08:03,875 May I introduce myself? My name is Mr Hart 344 01:08:04,583 --> 01:08:06,292 and I am the Professor's assistant. 345 01:08:06,583 --> 01:08:07,958 A pleasure, Mr Hart. 346 01:08:08,333 --> 01:08:10,667 I delivered your letter that same day. 347 01:08:10,750 --> 01:08:11,708 What did the Professor say? 348 01:08:12,250 --> 01:08:13,292 Unfortunately, I do not know. 349 01:08:14,167 --> 01:08:15,208 He made no reply? 350 01:08:15,667 --> 01:08:17,958 He never mentioned the letter. 351 01:08:19,125 --> 01:08:20,750 You can come in now, Mr Hart. 352 01:08:35,125 --> 01:08:37,333 Warm yourself by the fire. You look like you need it. 353 01:08:41,333 --> 01:08:43,167 I do not know how you came to be in this company. 354 01:08:44,458 --> 01:08:45,500 They are not good people. 355 01:08:47,167 --> 01:08:48,292 They are preparing a terrible crime. 356 01:08:49,542 --> 01:08:51,708 Those same people of whom you speak saved my life 357 01:08:51,750 --> 01:08:53,500 when our ship sank. 358 01:08:54,333 --> 01:08:56,875 When they deliberately sank your vessel to rob her, you mean. 359 01:08:57,958 --> 01:08:59,458 They now plan something much worse. 360 01:09:00,792 --> 01:09:02,667 And only the Professor can prevent it! 361 01:09:12,667 --> 01:09:14,792 How regrettable that the Count is busy. 362 01:09:15,750 --> 01:09:18,792 It is a very interesting and important experiment... 363 01:09:18,792 --> 01:09:20,542 Do not bother yourself, Professor. 364 01:09:20,750 --> 01:09:23,250 While you were sitting here, we've found a better way 365 01:09:23,458 --> 01:09:25,667 to make use of your new energy. 366 01:10:25,542 --> 01:10:27,833 Sorry, but as you can see, I have failed to help you. 367 01:10:28,667 --> 01:10:29,958 We must find him at all costs! 368 01:11:26,542 --> 01:11:29,542 Tomorrow we can expect a full-scale attack by the fleet. 369 01:11:30,417 --> 01:11:33,458 But we are ready, Your Excellency. Let them come even now! 370 01:11:34,083 --> 01:11:36,083 All the world's warships as one! 371 01:11:36,708 --> 01:11:39,958 Let them attack! We shall defeat them all! 372 01:11:41,167 --> 01:11:43,583 With your permission, Your Excellency, 373 01:11:43,583 --> 01:11:46,333 - I shall outline the order of battle. - Do. 374 01:11:46,458 --> 01:11:50,500 The plan is simple and guarantees us victory. 375 01:11:51,708 --> 01:11:54,958 Our Supergun controls the only possible approaches to the island. 376 01:11:55,958 --> 01:11:58,958 The entire encounter will take but a matter of seconds. 377 01:11:59,583 --> 01:12:01,667 Shells filled with the Professor's new explosive 378 01:12:01,917 --> 01:12:03,750 will destroy every fleet 379 01:12:04,125 --> 01:12:06,667 before we are even in range of their guns. 380 01:12:07,375 --> 01:12:11,167 Before they are even be within sight of us, we shall know their positions. 381 01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:14,292 We will launch an observation balloon from the crater, 382 01:12:14,583 --> 01:12:17,208 and receive advance reports. 383 01:12:18,042 --> 01:12:21,333 The balloon crew will be specially equipped for the job. 384 01:12:28,542 --> 01:12:30,208 Kindly observe, Your Excellency, 385 01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:32,542 how perfectly the crew is equipped. 386 01:12:32,917 --> 01:12:36,542 These men were chosen for their experience and special training. 387 01:12:37,292 --> 01:12:41,042 They will be linked to us via the most modern telephone 388 01:12:41,667 --> 01:12:43,333 using an extra-fine cable. 389 01:12:43,458 --> 01:12:45,083 They will go directly to their battle stations. 390 01:12:45,583 --> 01:12:47,375 They will carry a supply of food and water. 391 01:12:48,167 --> 01:12:50,083 Once the fleet is sunk, 392 01:12:50,958 --> 01:12:54,750 they will guard our island against any further attempt at attack. 393 01:12:55,875 --> 01:12:58,208 Now, I ask you, Your Excellency... 394 01:13:00,792 --> 01:13:02,958 The ships are approaching, we must warn them immediately! 395 01:13:03,833 --> 01:13:05,458 If you are brave enough, I know how. 396 01:13:05,458 --> 01:13:07,250 - What about the Professor? - He cannot help us now. 397 01:13:07,292 --> 01:13:08,083 We must act quickly. 398 01:15:53,542 --> 01:15:54,708 They're coming! 399 01:16:07,083 --> 01:16:09,833 Professor, you've come to observe... 400 01:16:20,250 --> 01:16:21,167 Prepare the cannon! 401 01:16:22,292 --> 01:16:23,958 - My dear Count! - Professor! 402 01:16:24,167 --> 01:16:25,750 We found a use for your invention! 403 01:17:47,292 --> 01:17:49,750 - Shoot them down! - Shoot them down!