Release Date
July 11, 2003
DVD Release Date
December 16, 2003 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Stephen Norrington
Writer
James Robinson
Cast
Peta Wilson, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Naseeruddin Shah, Max Ryan, Richard Roxburgh, David Hemmings, Tom Goodman-Hill, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Sean Connery
Studio
Running Time
110 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy violence, language and innuendo
What is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen about?
"Set in a version of Victorian Era England where many characters of fiction actually exist (indeed, their fictional characters are often people who really did exist), this is the story of a band of unusual figures brought together by the royal government, whom are famous literary figures (from our point of view): Dr. Jekyll, the Invisible Man, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker , and the adventurer famous for finding King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, who serves... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
It has been 43 years since Sean Connery first donned the role of James Bond, but he is still going strong. In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a sci-fi action movie based on a graphic novel, he plays a sharp-shooting British hero who seems as though he can survive just about any ordeal. He isn't James Bond, but aside from a few wrinkles and no female interests, he is just about the same, and he fits in the role like a hand in a glove. Full movie review »
