IN PICTURES: the best Steampunk films - see if your favourite is here
By Sue Wilkinson
Published 25th Apr 2019, 14:50 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2019, 15:54 BST
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson star
Organisers of Whitby Steampunk Weekend are taking their festival on the road for the first time this year.
The demand for everything Steampunk is growing fast. The festival hits Scarborough Spa on Sunday May 5. It coincides with the Vintage Fair.
WATCH a trailer for the 1960 version of The Time Machine here
Meanwhile we have picked twenty Steampunk films to check out.
The original version, of course. A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine are among the stars
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane star
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. The film was based on a book by Jules Verne.
Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas were among the stars.
The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose.
Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh starred.
