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Ce roman "extraordinaire" au sens premier du terme est l'un des premiers fleurons d'un genre promis à une grande réussite. Né en 1920, Jean Desailly, d'abord passionné par les Beaux-Arts se tourne vers le Théâtre. En 1942, il remporte le premier Prix du Conservatoire et entre rapidement à la Comédie Française. En même temps le Cinéma s'accapare sa silhouette et son talent... bientôt les maisons de disque le réclament.

The St. Charles Players present a unique telling of Jules Verne's classic underwater adventure, in a new multi-cast dramatization performed in exciting Radio Theatre style.

Jules Verne’s masterpiece, The Mysterious Island, is a fascinating story of five men and a dog who escape the American Civil War in a hot air balloon. A storm takes them far away and they land on an unknown island. One adventure follows another as they cope with pirate attacks and active volcanoes. After receiving a message in a bottle, they rescue another castaway on Tabor Island. In crisis situations, they are assisted by an unseen helper who once supplies medicine and another time beats back the pirates.

En un atrevido salto de curiosidad científica, el profesor Otto Lidenbrock descifra un manuscrito antiguo que contiene la clave de un descubrimiento asombroso: un pasaje que conduce a las profundidades del núcleo de la Tierra. Guiados por una curiosidad insaciable y una sed de conocimiento, Lidenbrock, su sobrino Axel y su intrépido guía Hans se adentran en profundidades inexploradas, dejando atrás el mundo que conocen para descubrir los misterios que se esconden debajo.

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne is a classic novel filled with wonder and adventure. The story begins when London native Phileas Fogg attempts to win a wager by attempting to travel around the world in 80 days. Fogg accompanied by his newly hired valet, Jean Passepartout, sets off on his adventure on October 2, 1872.

At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans?

Un cetaceo misterioso ed enorme, dalla velocità soprannaturale, nuota in lungo e in largo negli oceani e nei mari di tutto il mondo. Persino i grandi bastimenti lo temono, perché sembra che il mostruoso essere possieda una pinna in grado di squarciare la chiglia di qualsiasi imbarcazione. Che tipo di creatura è? Saranno il professor Aronnax e il suo fedele cameriere Conseil, assieme al fiociniere canadese Ned Land a scoprire che il pesce mostruoso in realtà è un sottomarino, il Nautilus.

Près du village de Werst, en Transylvanie, se dresse le château des Carpathes qui depuis le départ du dernier représentant de ses seigneurs, Rodolphe de Gortz, est complètement abandonné et fui par tous tant les rumeurs alarmantes et de folles légendes circulent à son sujet. Un jour, une fumée est aperçue au faîte du donjon. Malgré leur peur, le jeune forestier Nic Deck et le docteur Patak partent en reconnaissance et sont victimes de phénomènes surprenants.

Mr. Kazallon thought that booking passage on a cargo ship from Charleston to Liverpool would be a charming way to return to his English homeland. If only he knew! A crazed sea captain, a disaster in the hold, storms, oppressive heat, sharks and starvation are just some of the many travails that will beset both passengers and crew. Will any of them survive the wreck of the Chancellor?

Professor Arronax, in search of a sea monster, discovers it to be Captain Nemo and his remarkable submarine, the Nautilus, on which the professor and his party eventually become imprisoned.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1877) a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre in 1864). The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the "center of the Earth". They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.

A thrilling new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Jules Verne's classic novel. 'Descend, bold traveller into the crater of the Jokul of Snæfell, which the shadow of Scartaris touches before the kalends of July and you will attain the centre of the earth. Which I have done.'

Today we take for granted the exploration of the fascinating submarine depths of the oceans, so ubiquitous are its many representations on our screens. It is therefore surprising to realise that in his thrilling 1869 novel Jules Verne was anticipating much which was then not even imagined by science. The enigmatic Captain Nemo takes his awe-inspiring Nautilus around the Oceans of the world exploring the deep with its wonders and horrors.

"Deti kapitana Granta" (fr. Les Enfants du capitaine Grant) - roman francuzskogo pisatelja Zhjulja Verna, vpervye polnost'ju opublikovannyj v 1868 godu. Lord Glenarvan i ego zhena Jelen sovershajut svadebnoe puteshestvie v shotlandskih vodah na jahte «Dunkan». Jekipazh korablja vylavlivaet akulu, vo vnutrennostjah kotoroj nahodjat butylku iz-pod shampanskogo.

La Guerre de Sécession fait rage aux Etats-Unis, et Charleston, ville sudiste, est assiégée depuis des mois par les forces nordistes, et donc prête à acheter des armes et des vivres à n'importe quel prix.

In this 1876 "Mission Impossible" tale of intrigue set in Russia, a traitor has inspired the fierce Feofar Khan to invade Siberia and foment a rebellion. A sinister plot to assassinate the Czar's brother, the Grand Duke, is discovered but all telegraph lines have been cut.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic in which Verne prophesized many modern uses of the submarine. The story concerns the now famous fictional character Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, as seen by one of his passengers, Professor Pierre Aronnax. Over the years there have been many film, TV, and theatrical adaptations and variations of the book.

Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. Around the World in 80 Days is one of Jules Verne's most acclaimed works.

Take a journey on a giant raft with Joam Garral down 800 leagues on the Amazon. Garral, a Brazilian, lives on a thriving fazenda (plantation) in the Peruvian frontier with his loving family. But his daughter's imminent marriage to a Brazilian army surgeon compels him to return to his homeland to face the dark secrets of his past. Will his love and dedication to his family help him in his struggle to right injustice? Will a strange encoded message be deciphered in time to save him?

On a wager, the eccentric English gentleman Phileas Fogg accepts a challenge to circle the globe in 80 days. Follow Phileas and his faithful valet Passepartout in this classic fantastic adventure.