Journey to the Center of the Earth Poster

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

G 12/15/1959 Adventure, Fantasy, Family 2h 12m
69%
User
Score
7.0/10
84%

A fabulous world below the world

Overview

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Henry Levin

Director

Walter Reisch

Screenplay

Charles Brackett

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

James Mason

James Mason

Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook

Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl

Carla Göteborg

Pat Boone

Pat Boone

Alexander 'Alec' McKuen

Peter Ronson

Peter Ronson

Hans Belker

Thayer David

Thayer David

Count Saknussem

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Jenny Lindenbrook

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Dean

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

Paisley

Alex Finlayson

Alex Finlayson

Prof. Bayle

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Media

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive HD Trailer

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive HD Trailer

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - Movie Trailer

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - Movie Trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on September 6, 2014

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 social commentary or satirical edginess, it is pure fantastical entertainment that wants you to enjoy its science heart whilst you have a blast following this group into the wondrous unknown. Lost cities, prehistoric lizards, underground oceans, crystal caves, sand mines, murder, sabotage, and on it...

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A review by Wuchak

Written on August 31, 2019

***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.

Very loosely based on Jules Verne’s book, “Journey to the Center of the Earth” (1959) is an amusing and imaginative family-friendly adventure flick with a superlative cast. It’s not great like “Mysterious Island” (1961) and is a little less serious, but it’s cut from the same...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 14, 2024

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 beasties on their journey. It's a wonderfully colourful and gently comedic treasure hunt......

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