Atlantida (French: L'Atlantide) is a fantasy novel by French writer Pierre Benoit, published in February 1919. It was translated into English in 1920 as Atlantida. L'Atlantide was Benoit's second novel, following Koenigsmark, and it won the Grand Prize of the French Academy. The English translation of Atlantida was first published in the United States as a serial in Adventure magazine. The story inspired several films.
Adaptations (3)
Atlantida has been adapted into 3 films, from 1932 to 1961. The most recent is Journey Beneath the Desert (1961).
The Mistress of Atlantis1932 · film · 89 min · dir. Georg Wilhelm Pabst · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1Antinea, the Queen of Atlantis, rules her secret kingdom hidden beneath the Sahara Desert. One day two lost explorers stumble into her kingdom, and soon realize that they haven't really been saved-- Antinea has a habit of taking men as lovers, then when she's done with them, she kills them and keeps them mummified.
Siren of Atlantis1949 · film · 75 min · dir. Gregg G. Tallas, John Brahm, Arthur Ripley · IMDb ↗IMDb5.6Two Foreign Legion soldiers, Jean (Dennis O'Keefe) and Andre (Jean Pierre Aumont), accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis. Bewitched by the sultry, beauty of the Queen of Atlantis (Maria Montez) the two men vie for her affections; little realising that her previous lovers have been embalmed into statues that line the passages of her kingdom.
Journey Beneath the Desert1961 · film · 105 min · dir. Edgar G. Ulmer, Frank Borzage · IMDb ↗IMDb5.3A helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt.
