Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. 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, 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, a giant explosion sends a megatsunami toward the city of Atlantis. Leaving behind her husband, the King, and their daughter Princess Kida, the Queen of Atlantis merges with a floating crystal, creating a protective dome over the city's innermost district, as the tsunami sinks the continent and the city beneath the waves.
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| author | Tab Murphy |
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| director | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise |
| editor | Ellen Keneshea |
| genre | action adventure animation science fiction |
| keywords | airship atlantis attack attempt to escape create dirigible eccentric millionaire fight float flood flying machine gift guard heartwarming kill leviathan megatsunami old friend radio operator secret plan smithsonian institution the king turn |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Don Hahn |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| theme | animated steampunk |