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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) More at IMDbPro »

Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the centre of the earth, via a volcano in Iceland, encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life-threatening hazards on the way. Written by Mark Hockley <markh@centurione.com>

In 1880, Sir Oliver Lindenbrook, just knighted, is a renowned scientist teaching at the University of Edinburgh. He inadvertently discovers evidence pointing to Arne Saknussem, an Icelandic scientist from a few centuries earlier, having found a pathway from the volcanoes in Iceland to the center of the earth. He writes to Swedish Professor Peter Göteborg, an expert in world volcanoes, with his findings before proceeding with an expedition to the center of the earth. Instead of hearing back from Göteborg, Lindenbrook learns that Göteborg has taken the information to make it to the center before him. Lindenbrook and one of his students, Alec McKuen who is engaged to Lindenbrook's niece, quickly embark for Iceland for their own journey to the center to beat Göteborg. In Iceland, they however find Göteborg murdered, seemingly by Count Saknussem, a descendant of Arne's and a scientist in his own right. By now, they have recruited Hans Belker, a brawny Icelandic farmer with his beloved pet duck Gertrude, to come along to do much of the manual work. But they must also reluctantly include onto the team Carla Göteborg, Professor Göteborg's wife, who will not provide them with her husband's prized equipment otherwise. As the four with Gertrude proceed on their precarious journey with Carla and Lindenbrook often at odds with each other and aware of the possible dangers before them, they are initially unaware of the danger behind them, namely Count Saknussem, who needs to rely somewhat on Lindenbrook's expertise but who will stop at nothing to beat Lindenbrook to the center as he believes this project and its associated glory rightfully belongs to him as a Saknussem. The question ultimately becomes what to do if they make it to the center. Written by Huggo

Edinburgh university professor Sir Oliver Lindenbrook believes he has found an very old message from a long lost scientist who may have found the way to journey to the center of the Earth. With his assistant, student Alec McKuen, he sets off for Iceland where an entrance in a volcanic range is to be found. They are soon joined by Carla Goteberg, whose scientist-husband was recently murdered, and Icelander Hans Belker as they descend into the bowels of the Earth. There they will find fantastic creatures, exotic plants, the lost city of Atlantis and a foe who wants to keep knowledge of this underworld to himself. Written by garykmcd

In 1880, in Edinburgh, Professor Oliver S. Lindenbrook of the local university has been awarded with the title of "Sir" and his students have chipped in for a gift including a lava stone. Prof. Lindenbrook researches the lava and finds evidences that the scientist Saknussem sent it from the center of the Earth one hundred years ago. He sends his findings to his colleague Prof. Peter Göteborg of Stockholm to endorse his research. But soon he finds that Prof. Göteborg has betrayed him and traveled to Iceland to organize an expedition to the center of the Earth. Prof. Lindenbrook travels with his protégée Alexander "Alec" McKuen to Iceland to organize his own expedition, and he discovers that Prof. Göteborg was murdered by Count Saknussem that wants to protect the discovery of his ancestor. Prof. Lindenbrook and Alec are forced to team-up with the widow Carla Göteborg and the strong local Hans Belker that brings his duck Gertrude with him. The group goes to a volcano that is the entrance to the center of the Earth in the beginning of their amazing and dangerous journey. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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