Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 41st film produced by the studio, it was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and produced by Don Hahn from a screenplay by Tab Murphy. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Jim Varney (in his final film role), Florence Stanley, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers and Corey Burton. Set in 1914, the film tells the story of young linguist Milo Thatch, who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to the lost city of Atlantis.
Plot
In 6,800 BC, an explosion sent a tsunami towards the city of Atlantis. The Queen left Princess Kida behind and was lifted up into a floating crystal, which merged with the Queen and created a protective dome over the city's innermost district, which sank beneath the waves.
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| author | Bryce Zabel David Reynolds Gary Trousdale Jackie Zabel Joss Whedon Kirk Wise Tab Murphy |
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| contentLocation | Atlantic Ocean Atlantis Washington, D.C. |
| director | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise |
| editor | Ellen Keneshea |
| events | abuse Atlantis research expedition |
| genre | adventure animation science fiction |
| keywords | airship attack create dirigible eccentric millionaire epilogue float flood flying machine guard kill leviathan old friend radio operator smithsonian institution the king tsunami turn |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Don Hahn |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| theme | animated science fiction adventure steampunk |