The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

English

In an alternate version of 1899, the Bank of England in London is attacked by a group of men who appear to be German soldiers using advanced explosives, automatic weapons, and an armored tank. Next is an attack on a Zeppelin factory in Berlin, by the same men, this time dressed as British soldiers. The British and German Empires are ready to declare war, which many believe will spread throughout Europe. An emissary of the British government, Sanderson Reed (Tom Goodman-Hill), arrives in a gentlemen's club in British East Africa, to recruit the legendary, but now aged and world-weary, hunter and adventurer Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) to investigate.
Because his adventures had cost the lives of many friends and lovers, two wives, and his beloved only child (a son, who died in his arms), Quatermain's enthusiasm for the British Empire and European wars has waned and he refuses. The words are hardly out of his mouth when men with automatic rifles burst into the club with attempts to assassinate Quatermain. The automatic rifles cause astonishment, as nobody known yet had invented a machinegun which was as small and light as a rifle. Soon the club is blown up, bringing the threat of war to his beloved Africa, and he agrees.
In London, Quatermain meets with the mysterious "M" (Richard Roxburgh), who explains his plan to assemble a modern version of a group of talented individuals known as the "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", who have aided the world in times of need. In this case, they will combat the threat of the "Fantom", the true mastermind of the current crisis. M says they can ensure world peace, by stopping him from destroying Venice, where a peace conference is to take place. Quatermain is introduced to:

• The Indian pirate and technology genius Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), who commands the world's only submarine, the Nautilus, with Ishmael, the narrator in Moby Dick, as his first mate.
• An invisible thief by the name of Rodney Skinner (Tony Curran), who works for the government in the hope of finding an antidote for the invisibility serum he stole and drank.
• Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), a well-regarded chemist and widow of Jonathan Harker, later revealed to have some vampire-type abilities (but without a vampire's aversion to daylight) with connections to Count Dracula; she can summon up a swarm of bats.

When the group visits the mysterious immortal Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), the Fantom and his men attack. They fend off his forces with the help of American Secret Service Agent Tom Sawyer (Shane West), who was on an investigation of his own and now joins them, but the Fantom escapes. The League then sets off to Paris to capture Dr. Henry Jekyll (Jason Flemyng); his evil form Edward Hyde, a misshapen giant, is found to be terrorizing the Rue Morgue. He is hunted down and captured by Quatermain and Sawyer before Jekyll offers his services for reprieve for his crimes as Hyde in London.

Russian

Лига выдающихся джентльменов (фильм)

Начало войны

Посол британского правительства, Сандерсон Рид, прибывает в клуб джентльменов в Кении, чтобы нанять легендарного, но пожилого охотника и путешественника Аллана Куотермэйна. Но Рид узнаёт, что Куотермэйн не испытывает патриотизма по отношению к родной стране и отказывается возвращаться в Лондон. В этот момент в клуб врывается группа людей в бронежилетах и расстреливает из автоматов членов клуба. Куотермэйн лично побеждает их и ранит оставшегося убийцу с расстояния в несколько сотен метров. Но когда он пытается допросить его, тот принимает яд, после чего взрывается бомба, подложенная в клубе. Куотермэйн соглашается вернуться в Англию, понимая, что война между нациями Европы быстро перебросится в африканские колонии, напоследок бросив взгляд на могилу с надписью «Куотермэйн».

Español

En la era victoriana los gobiernos mundiales están preocupados delante de una serie de extraños altercados. Es por ello que el Imperio Británico decide contratar al aventurero Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) y ponerle al frente de una liga de hombres extraordinarios formada por el agente Sawyer (Shane West), el Capitán Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), la vampiresa Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), el hombre invisible Skinner (Tony Curran), el doctor Jeckyll y Mr. Hyde (Jason Flemyng) y Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend). Todos ellos lucharan para vencer al misterioso y malvado M (Richard Roxburgh).

Français

1899. À la tête d'un groupe de terroristes, un inconnu se faisant appeler Le Fantôme menace l'ordre international en dressant les nations européennes les unes contre les autres. Devant la menace imminente d'un conflit majeur, l'Angleterre décide de former la Ligue des Gentlemen Extraordinaires. Cette dernière est composée du célèbre aventurier Allan Quatermain, de Tom Sawyer, membre des services secrets américains, de la chimiste Mina Harker, de Rodney Skinner (L'homme invisible), de l'immortel Dorian Gray, du docteur Henry Jekyll ainsi que du capitaine Nemo. Ces sept personnages hors du commun embarqueront à bord du Nautilus à destination de Venise, où ils devront contrecarrer les sombres projets du Fantôme...



Italiano

La trama si svolge nell'anno 1899 e si sviluppa in diverse città o luoghi del mondo: Londra, Parigi, Venezia e le montagne innevate dell'Asia. Una terribile minaccia incombe sull'Inghilterra e sul mondo intero: il Fantasma, un avido criminale, intende conquistare il mondo. Questi, senza nessuna pietà, saccheggia Londra e la Germania, inscenando attacchi reciproci per far scoppiare una guerra internazionale: a Londra fa strage di poliziotti e rapina una banca con un finto panzer tedesco, mentre in Germania un gruppo di uomini travestiti da soldati inglesi rapisce degli scienziati e fa saltare in aria con un lanciarazzi un deposito di dirigibili pieni di idrogeno. Il Servizio Segreto di Sua Maestà, allora, contatta Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), rifugiatosi in Africa per passarvi tranquillamente gli ultimi anni della sua vita. Un attacco ai suoi danni, con la morte di uno dei suoi amici, Nigel, e quella dei locandieri (dilaniati da una bomba piazzata in una borsa appartenente ai soldati del Fantasma), convince Allan ad aderire al progetto e così fa ritorno in patria.
Qui M (Richard Roxburgh), l'uomo che l'ha contattato, lo presenta al resto del gruppo che lo accompagnerà nella missione: il Capitano Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), che mette a disposizione il Nautilus; Skinner (Tony Curran), che ha rubato la formula del siero dell'invisibilità al suo inventore; e Mina Harker (Murray nel fumetto, interpretata da Peta Wilson). A questi si aggiungeranno l'invulnerabile Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend) e l'agente speciale americano Tom Sawyer (Shane West), intervenuto in aiuto del gruppo durante un attacco da parte dalle forze del Fantasma in casa di Dorian. Mina rivelerà in quest'occasione la sua reale natura di vampira quando addenterà al collo, dissanguandolo, un uomo del Fantasma che l'aveva immobilizzata.