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　　As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....

　　百万富翁Diego Verastegui（Gustavo Alatriste 饰）在他自己的家里被杀害，保险箱里宝贵的公文包也被取出来了，当Diego Verastegui的保镖回到家时，他发现了三名犯罪嫌疑人：Carlos Verastegui（George Akram 饰），百万富翁的儿子；Anna Karina（Guillermo Londoño 饰），一个可爱的女孩；安德烈斯，一个放荡不羁的魔术师。三人各执一词，究竟他们谁才是杀害Diego Verastegui的凶手？

 罗伯特．Z．伦纳德导演的这部影片以百老汇最大的歌舞团——齐格菲歌舞团的创办人佛罗伦斯．齐格菲的生平为题材，是三十年代好莱坞歌舞片黄金时代的重要代表作之一。当时获得了第九届奥斯卡最佳影片等三项大奖，女星路易丝．莱娜演出齐格菲的首任妻子，获最佳女主角奖。齐格菲年轻时是杂耍节目中表演的艺人。1893年到百老汇发展，建立了歌舞团的知名度，1907年创办了以美女盛装演出大型歌舞著称的齐格菲歌舞团，赢得歌舞大王的称号。齐格菲一角由威廉．鲍威尔担纲演出，男女主角都表演得很好。

一群有组织地前往里斯本的游客在第一天早上其中一人被杀后，发现自己正在调查一起谋杀案。当他们参观美丽的里斯本景点时，开始在人群中寻找凶手。