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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
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29 January 1960 (West Germany) moreTagline:
A fabulous world below the worldPlot:
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Loews Jersey City Presents "The Lion In Winter" And "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" This Weekend; Anthony Harvey And Arlene Dahl To Attend Screenings (From CinemaRetro. 22 April 2009, 1:40 PM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: 'The Core'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 March 2003)
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Stunning from the beginning to the end more (88 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| 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 |
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132 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:Approved | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:Unrated | UK:U | USA:G (1969) | West Germany:12Filming Locations:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA moreFun Stuff
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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. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Near the end of the movie, when Alec is trapped in the tree at the convent, he falls and grabs one of the nearby sheep to disguise his nakedness, you can see the shorts he is wearing. moreQuotes:
Carla Göteborg: Sir Oliver, you are not going to listen to a murderer?Sir Oliver Lindenbrook: Never interrupt a murderer, madam.
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The Faithful Heart moreFAQ
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This movie is one of the best examples I can think of for how one can stun the audience just by making the right use of the essence of cinema: pictures. They vary between being threatening, funny, amazing, beautiful and bizarre but all are highly imaginative. In fact, this movie is one of the most imaginative ever made, imagination being a quality that has disappeared almost completely from Hollywood over the last 40 years. It drags you into the world of its superb settings just the way for example "King Kong" did in 1933. This is just the kind of movie cinema was meant for, up from the days of its beginning (see for example "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" by Georges Méliès, 1902). "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" is pure cinema at its best.