The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Allan Quatermain. Tom Sawyer. Dorian Gray. Mina Harker. Dr. Jekyll and his alter-ego Mr. Hyde. The Invisible Man. Captain Nemo. The greatest characters of 19th-century literary fiction...all brought to life in one film! In 1899, a criminal known as the Fantom strikes fear with his use of 21st-century technology to rob the Bank of England. Gathered by the mysterious agent M and led by legendary adventurer Quatermain, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is formed in an effort to stop the Fantom before he delivers on his next promise--to annihilate Venice where the leaders of Europe are gathered. Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson and Jason Flemyng star. Directed by Stephen Norrington, screenplay by James Dale Robinson, based on the comic books by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill. (PG13) (AC, AL, V)