Ned Land — 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Character Profile

About Ned Land

Master harpooner aboard the U.S. Navy frigate who survives a sea monster attack and is captured by Captain Nemo's Nautilus. He attempts to escape, hides coordinates in bottles, fights cannibals, and ultimately harpoons a giant squid to save Nemo before escaping the sinking submarine with his companions.

Ned Land — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Ned Land

Occupation

boatsteerer, whaler

Character Facts

Played by

Kirk Douglas

Appears in

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Ned Land — Social Companion — Conseil (Peter Lorre)

  Ned Land and Conseil become companions during their captivity

• Ned Land — Professional Commander — Capt. Farragut (Ted de Corsia)

  Capt. Farragut commands Ned Land on the USS Abraham Lincoln

• Ned Land — Conflict Prisoner — Captain Nemo (James Mason)

  Ned Land is held captive by Captain Nemo on the Nautilus

• Ned Land — Alliance Reluctant Companion — Prof. Pierre Arronax (Paul Lukas)

  Ned Land and Prof. Arronax form an unlikely alliance aboard the Nautilus

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More characters from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

• Captain Nemo (James Mason)
• Prof. Pierre Arronax (Paul Lukas)
• Conseil (Peter Lorre)
• Sailor (uncredited) (Ron Nyman)
• First Mate of the Nautilus (Robert J. Wilke)
• Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited) (Dayton Lummis)
• Police Detective (uncredited) (Jack Stoney)
• Reporter from The Post (uncredited) (Jack Gargan)
• One of Ned's Girlfriends (Laurie Mitchell)
• Casey Moore (uncredited) (Fred Graham)
• Ticket Agent (uncredited) (Harry Harvey)
• Nautilus Seaman (uncredited) (John Daheim)