三百年后的地球为一群高级科学家所统治，他们奴役贱民以供自己享乐，但有一名野蛮的毁灭者（肖恩·康纳利饰）闯进了科学家所建的世外桃源，使情况整个改观……

　　描述美国政府的细菌战实验室遭遇意外，一些足以令人致命的病毒从实验室的容器中流失，将实验室中几名科学家杀死。其中最厉害的一种病毒称为“撒旦病菌”，它能够杀死任何人，而这种病菌可能被一名疯子偷去了，于是当局想尽办法追踪捉拿这名疯子。

　　一名天文学家和一个密码解译者发现了一些古代的隧道，不料无意中释放了致命的狮身人面怪物斯芬克斯。要阻止即将到来的灾难，他们必须去解开那些与之有关的复杂且可能致命的谜题。

　　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....

　　本片是五十年代最著名的科幻片之一，讲述在2200年，太空人登录一个星球，发现那里只有劫后余生的医生和他的女儿。当他们计划把两个人带回地球时，却被神秘的怪物攻击，于是他们为了生存与怪兽进行了一场殊死的搏杀。导演弗雷德 M. 威尔科克斯制造出复杂玄妙的未来世界，比轰动一时的《星球大战》早先了二十年