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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

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5.0/10 • 27

1977-08-151h 30m

FamilyScience FictionAdventure

A Spectacular Adaptation of Jules Verne's Classic!

A 19th-century expedition to the Earth's core reveals primordial wonders, prehistoric monsters and a subterranean civilization that may convey the greatest discovery of all.

Directors
Juan Piquer Simón
Writters
Juan Piquer Simón, John Melson, Carlos Puerto
Editors
Juan Piquer Simón, John Melson, Carlos Puerto, María Luisa Soriano

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  1. Kenneth More

    Kenneth More

    Prof. Otto Lindenbrock

  2. Pep Munné

    Pep Munné

    Axel

  3. Frank Braña

    Frank Braña

    Hans

  4. Jack Taylor

    Jack Taylor

    Olsen

  5. Ivonne Sentis

    Ivonne Sentis

    Glauben

  6. José María Caffarel

    José María Caffarel

    Professor Fridleson

  7. Lone Fleming

    Lone Fleming

    Molly / Martha

  8. Emiliano Redondo

    Emiliano Redondo

    Prof. Kristoff

  9. George Rigaud

    George Rigaud

    Professor

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CinemaSerf

Jun 4, 2022

5/10

Until very recently, this remake of the famous Jules Verne story had completely passed me by. Though not a patch on the James Mason version (1959), it's not a complete write-off. Kenneth More takes on the role of the explorer "Prof. Lindenbrock" - this time an eminent German rather than Scottish scholar (there were some Deutsche Marks involved in the production here) and he and his small team set off down an Icelandic volcano on the adventure of any lifetime. The rest of the cast are completely unremarkable - a truly international mix of C-list collaborators, with Jack Taylor's young "Olsen" reminding me (audibly) a lot of Roddy McDowall. Anyway, it is a good, strong story and even the most mediocre of directors can't really screw that up too badly. The special effects - especially the prehistoric creatures - are the stuff of a school project (even then) but it is intercut with some fine volcanic actuality and it's paced well enough for More to just about have sufficient gravitas to carry it off. Memorable? No. Good? No. I still quite enjoyed it, though.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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