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November 1978 (USA)
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A Spectacular Adaptation of Jules Verne's Classic! See more »
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Like in the novel of Jules Verne four persons try to get to the centre of the world by entering into a world of caves by a volcano...
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Silly but likable Spanish adaptation based on Jules Verne classic novel
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Kenneth More | ... | Prof. Otto Lindenbrock |
 | Pep Munné | ... | Axel |
| Ivonne Sentis | ... | Glauben |
| Frank Braña | ... | Hans Belker |
| Jack Taylor | ... | Olsen |
| José María Caffarel | ... | Professor (as José Mª Caffarel) |
| Emiliano Redondo | ... | Prof. Kristoff |
| Lone Fleming | ... | Molly |
| Ricardo Palacios | ... | Train ticket collector |
| George Rigaud | ... | Professor (as Jorge Rigaud) |
| Fabián Conde | ||
| Ana del Arco | ||
| Manuel Pereiro | ||
| Barta Barri | ... | Professor |
| Ángel Álvarez | ... | Professor |
| Ángel Menéndez | ||
| Blaki | ||
| Enrique Navarro | ... | Bookseller |
| Isidro Luengo | ||
| Javier de Rivera | (as Javier Rivera) | |
| Federico Betancourt | ||
| Antonio Orengo | ||
| Agustín Bescos | ||
| Román Ariznavarreta | ||
| Luis Barboo | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| José Rivera | ... | Bookseller (uncredited) |
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| Juan Piquer Simón | |||
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| Jules Verne | (novel "Voyage au centre de la Terre") | |
| John Melson | writer and | |
| Carlos Puerto | writer and | |
| Juan Piquer Simón | (as Juan Piquer) | |
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| Juan Carlos Calderón | |||
| Juan José García Caffi | |||
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| Andrés Berenguer | |||
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| Derek Parsons | |||
| María Luisa Soriano | (as Maruja Soriano) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Francisco Prósper | |||
| Emilio Ruiz del Río | (as Emilio G. Ruiz) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Emilio Ruiz del Río | (as Emilio Ruiz) | ||
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| Gumersindo Andrés | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| José Luis Campos | .... | makeup artist | |
| Marita Sánchez | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Francisco Ariza | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rodolfo Medina | .... | assistant director (as Rudolph Medina) | |
Art Department | |||
| Julián Martín | .... | painter | |
Sound Department | |||
| Francisco Peramos | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Juan Antonio Balandín | .... | special effects (as J.A. Balandin) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jack Elkoubi | .... | opticals | |
| Francisco Prósper | .... | visual effects | |
| Emilio Ruiz del Río | .... | visual effects (as Emilio G. Ruiz) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Fernando Espiga | .... | camera operator | |
Other crew | |||
| Eva Del Castillo | .... | script girl | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Code Red DVD (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (video)
- Odeon Entertainment (2012) (UK) (DVD)
- Savoy Film (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- The International Picture Show Company (1978) (USA) (English dubbed)
- Video Tape Center (VTC) (1982) (Sweden) (video)
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"Viaje al centro de la Tierra" - Spain (original title)
"Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth" - Philippines (English title)
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"Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth" - Philippines (English title)
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Germany:90 min | USA:87 min
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.Adventure tale full of colorful scenarios and pretty fierce monsters . Amusing and lighthearted romp for kids and teenagers based upon the Jules Verne novel . A scientist (Kenneth Moore), his niece (Ivonne Sentis) and boyfriend (Pep Munne) undergo a hazardous voyage to the center of earth , along the way they face numerous dangers and risks. During the trip , the scientific and his niece hire a wealthy scout (Frank Braña) for an expedition to the centre of the world . As four persons attempt to get to center of the earth by entering into an environment of caves by a volcano located in Iceland. The trio descend into deep caverns and discover a tunnel system leading to the planet's center. On their way they find among other things also prehistoric animals like some dinosaurs. They have to deal with lightning storms, endure torrential floods, volcanic eruptions, turtles, a big gorilla, and discover a forest of giant mushrooms, but not the lost city of Atlantis as happens in the classic novel.
This average adaptation is a special version of the Jules Verne adventure yarn . There're rip-roaring action, spirit of adventure, derring-do, thrills and results to be pretty entertaining . It's a brief fun with average special effects by Emilio Ruiz Del Rio and Francisco Prosper, passable set decoration , functional art direction and none use of computer generator. Fantastic adventures full of monsters in a lost continent on the center of earth . The rubber monsters are the real stars of this production , however being middling made . The fable is silly and laughable , and the effects and action are regularly made . Among the most spectacular of its visuals there are some deeply shrouded caverns , several monsters roaring menacingly towards the camera , a little tableau comprising attack and fighting two giant monsters and the colorful backgrounds of the lost land . Some monsters are clumsily but the movie has some good moments here and there . Some illogical parts in the argument are more than compensated for the excitement provided by the monsters, though sometimes are a little bit cheesy. It's a great fun with naive special effects , passable set decoration and functional art direction without use of computer generator. Highlights of the voyage includes a roller-coaster trip, strong storms, magnetic rocks, a terrifying odyssey in sailing, prehistoric reptile, a Tiranosaurius Rex, and many others. The motion picture is professionally realized by Juan Piquer Simon. Piquer who recently passed away was a craftsman expert on all kind of genres as Terror ( Slugs,Piezes, Cthulhu) and Sci-fi (The rift , The new Extraterrestres, Supersonic man) .Other renditions about this know story are the following : Classic version (1959) by Henry Levin with James Mason as Lindenbrook, Pat Boone,Diane Baker and Arlene Dahl; and TV adaptation by George Miller with Treat Williams, Jeremy London and Bryan Brown.