The Mysterious Island (1973) is a Science Fiction, Adventure film that follows 1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before crash landing their leader, the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith falls to his apparent death in the raging waters, but later turns up completely unharmed and with no memory of how he was saved. His fellow castaways are: the famous journalist Gedeon Spilett, the salty sailor Bonaventure Pencroff, the orphaned boy Harbert Brown and the black servant of Smith, Nab. The dog Top also joined them in the escape. Currently, you can watch The Mysterious Island on Amazon Video. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 24 votes. Fans of science fiction movies may also want to explore similar titles below.