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Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1977)

5.1 | Aug 15, 1977 (ES) | Family, Science Fiction, Adventure | 01:30

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.

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Visual Effects, Art Direction
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Costume Design
Original Music Composer
Sound Director

Cast

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Kenneth More
Prof. Otto Lindenbrock
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José María Caffarel
Professor Fridleson
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Lone Fleming
Molly / Martha
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Emiliano Redondo
Prof. Kristoff
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George Rigaud
Professor
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Ricardo Palacios
Train Ticket Collector

Reviews

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CinemaSerf
5 | Jun 04, 2022
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.