“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” with the “Swiss Family Robinson!”
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April 18, 2015 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre and Paul Lukas in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
ELLSWORTH – The Grand announces the final two titles in its new monthly “Disney Classics” family film series on Saturday, April 18th as “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” screens at 1 pm and “Swiss Family Robinson” at 4 pm. Ticket prices are general admission seating for each movie and are $1 per person.
What’s better way to celebrate Spring in Maine than by seeing the best live-action Disney has offered from the past decades? In 2015, The Grand offers everyone the opportunity to see these classic films the way they were meant to be seen – projected on a giant screen, larger than life – films that were made by the geniuses at Disney to be enjoyed by the whole family!
In “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman in this adaptation of the Jules Verne classic adventure, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist (Paul Lukas) and a diver (Peter Lorre), Douglas sets sail to investigate- and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine.
And at 4 pm, the Grand presents “Swiss Family Robinson.” This adaptation of Johan Wyss’s book wastes no time getting down to business, with the shipwreck of the Robinson family occurring as the credits flash across the screen. Fashioning a raft, the family heads to a lush tropical island and have a series of adventures calculated to arouse the envy of every man, woman and child in the audience, including fighting off pirates! With John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, and James MacArthur.
So bring the family and share the experience of seeing Hollywood’s classic movies the way they were meant to be seen – on the big screen – at The Grand’s monthly “Disney Classics” family film series.
For more information on this or other Grand events, including the upcoming Summer CineGrand and French Film series, please call the box office at 207-667-9500 or visit The Grand website at www.grandonline.org or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grand-Auditorium/112755987339