Jules Verne's Mysterious Island is a 2012 adventure film directed by Mark Sheppard, very loosely based on Jules Verne's 1875 novel of the same name (L'ÃÂle mystérieuse). It premiered on Syfy on February 11, 2012. The film was released on DVD on May 29, 2012.
During the American Civil War, five northern POWs escape by hijacking a gas balloon. Drifting through the night, they awaken to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they are not alone.