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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) -- An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers:
Jules Verne (novel)
Walter Reisch (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 January 1960 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
A fabulous world below the world
Plot:
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win more
User Reviews:
Excellent for its day, and still fun to watch. more (90 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Pat Boone ... Alexander 'Alec' McKuen

James Mason ... Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
Arlene Dahl ... Carla Göteborg
Diane Baker ... Jenny Lindenbrook
Thayer David ... Count Saknussem
Peter Ronson ... Hans Belker
Robert Adler ... Groom
Alan Napier ... Dean
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Brady ... Kirsty (uncredited)
Alan Caillou ... Rector (uncredited)
Gertrude the Duck ... Gertrude (uncredited)
John Epper ... Groom (uncredited)
Edith Evanson ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Alex Finlayson ... Professor Bayle (uncredited)
Mollie Glessing ... News Vendor (uncredited)
Frederick Halliday ... Chancellor (uncredited)
Kendrick Huxham ... Scots Newsman (uncredited)
Owen McGiveney ... Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Molly Roden ... Housekeeper (uncredited)
Ivan Triesault ... Professor Peter Göteborg of Stockholm (uncredited)
Red West ... Bearded Man at Newspaper Stand / University Student (uncredited)
Ben Wright ... Paisley (uncredited)
Peter Wright ... Laird of Glendarick (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Levin 
 
Writing credits
Jules Verne (novel "Voyage au centre de la Terre")

Walter Reisch (screenplay) and
Charles Brackett (screenplay)

Produced by
Charles Brackett .... producer
 
Original Music by
Bernard Herrmann 
 
Cinematography by
Leo Tover (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Stuart Gilmore 
Jack W. Holmes 
 
Art Direction by
Franz Bachelin 
Herman A. Blumenthal 
Lyle R. Wheeler 
 
Set Decoration by
Joseph Kish 
Walter M. Scott 
 
Costume Design by
David Ffolkes 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
Helen Turpin .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hal Herman .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Harold Michelson .... illustrator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Warren B. Delaplain .... sound
Bernard Freericks .... sound
Joel Fein .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects
James B. Gordon .... special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr. .... special photographic effects
 
Editorial Department
Leonard Doss .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Ken Darby .... music associate
Lionel Newman .... conductor: songs
 
Other crew
Lincoln Barnett .... technical advisor
Peter Ronson .... technical advisor
Bernard Schwartz .... assistant to producers
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
Trip to the Center of the Earth
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Runtime:
132 min
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Colour:
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | Dolby SR (re-issue)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Pat Boone didn't want to make this film but was talked into it by his agent. Years later he stated he's glad he did it because of the regular residual checks it brings in and because it's the movie he'll probably be best remembered for. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After bathing in the underground cavern, Alec places his hand on a rock to climb down after his lantern, and the rock moves as if it were made of plaster. more
Quotes:
Carla Göteborg: Someone is walking up there. I heard footsteps, human footsteps.
Sir Oliver Lindenbrook: Since the beginning of time all women have heard footsteps up there.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Descent (2005) more
Soundtrack:
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose more

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16 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
Excellent for its day, and still fun to watch., 23 August 2004
9/10
Author: John Hurst (jhurstsca@cableone.net) from Oklahoma

I saw this one when it first came out (and I was about 9 years old) and was hugely impressed with it, though I couldn't understand why they needed to add a girl to the plot. 40 some odd years later, I am still impressed by what they achieved in the way of plot, acting, and even the special effects still look not bad, but I still don't really see why they felt the need for adding a woman to the mix.<G> But Arlene Dahl is good enough in the part that I no longer feel bothered by it. James Mason is excellent as always, Pat Boone is not, but sings nicely, and the villain is villainous, and comes to a fitting ending, though i do regret that they left out the encounter with the ocean going monsters from the tale. All in all, a very pleasant way to spend part of your day.

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