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In 1898 some English ships that departed from San Francisco are sunk by a mysterious marine monster. Three characters board to make investigations and discover that the culprit is not a monster, but a futuristic submarine which is commanded by Captain Nemo, an ex Indian Prince who has sworn vengeance against the English Empire. After a series of adventures in the ocean abyss, When an English fleet discovers Volcania (where Nemo keeps all his scientific discoveries), Captain Nemo decides to blow it up. Gravely injured, Nemo immerses into the marine abyss with the Nautilus.

In his first unanimated movie, Walt Disney decided to bring Jules Verne’s novel to the big screen. Genial choice as it obtained huge success with a film considered to be still yet a masterpiece of the fantastic-adventure genre.
Inspired by the key scene of the giant squid attack, Averardo Ciriello puts the fear and danger that the creature evokes in print. With vigorous strokes, he gives a strongly dramatic composition showing the Nautilus in the background and the diver who bravely fights in the foreground. He is wrapped up in the monster’s tentacles. The beast has been stabbed and is spurting blood. In truth the fight with the marine creature takes place above the surface and the sailors that are fighting are not wearing wetsuits. However the artist felt it would have been more spectacular to set the scene in the deep abyss, hence equipping the character with scuba gear which scenographically gives more pathos to the dramatic scene which is taking place. It is so rare that images really show blood that was normally banned from posters even if strong scenes such as destruction, invasions, murders of every sort, were commonplace main themes of this genre.