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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959
Approved
129 min
Adventure Family Fantasy

Plot Summary

Edinburgh university professor Sir Oliver Lindenbrook believes he has found an very old message from a long lost scientist who may have found the way to journey to the center of the Earth. With his assistant, student Alec McKuen, he sets off for Iceland where an entrance in a volcanic range is to be found. They are soon joined by Carla Goetabaug, whose scientist-husband was recently murdered, and Icelander Hans Belker as they descend into the bowels of the Earth. There they will find fantastic creatures, exotic plants, the lost city of Atlantis and a foe who wants to keep knowledge of this underworld to himself.

7.0
IMDb Rating
84%
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Ratings & Reviews

7.0
IMDb Rating
84%
Rotten Tomatoes

Technical Details

129 min
Runtime
01 Dec 1959
Release Date
Approved
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
1959
Year
Genres
Adventure Family Fantasy

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User Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

9.0/10
Recent

Wonderful fantasy adventure. Intrepid professor Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook leads an expedition towards the center of the Earth via an extinct Icelandic volcano. The journey is sure to be fraught with danger and little do they know that their trip will take in many unchartered wonders...both good and bad! As adventure films go, Journey To The Center Of The Earth has few peers, it's a wonderful film based around the Jules Verne story of the same name. There are no hidden agendas here, no wry ...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
Recent

James Mason is super in this adaptation of the Jules Verne story about a Scottish scientist and his rather motley team who set off in search of a long-lost Icelandic vulcanologist deep in the bowels of the Earth. I've been watching this film for thirty odd years now, and it is still a good, entertaining version of a strong fantasy story. Thayer David is good as the evil "Count Saknussemm" and there is even a duck to keep things in proportion as they combat each other and all sorts of prehistoric...

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Wuchak

Wuchak

6.0/10
Recent

***Into the bowels of the earth with James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl and… Gertrude, the duck*** In 1880, a professor from Edinburgh (James Mason) leads a team to follow a renowned scientist's path down an extinct volcano in Iceland to explore the bowels of the earth. Pat Boone plays the professor’s favorite student, Arlene Dahl the Swedish wife of the professor’s rival, Peter Ronson a towering Icelandic ranch hand and Thayer David the morally dubious descendent of the original pioneer. ...

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01 Dec 1959
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