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Ihmemaailman salaisuudet

Original title: Cesta do praveku
  • 19551955
  • K-8K-8
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.1K
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Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
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One day a young boy finds a fossil of trilobite. Together with his three friends they set off on an adventurous journey through prehistory, up to the beginning of time.One day a young boy finds a fossil of trilobite. Together with his three friends they set off on an adventurous journey through prehistory, up to the beginning of time.One day a young boy finds a fossil of trilobite. Together with his three friends they set off on an adventurous journey through prehistory, up to the beginning of time.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
33,380
6,898
  • Director
    • Karel Zeman
  • Writers
    • William Cayton(USA version)
    • J.A. Novotný
    • Karel Zeman
  • Stars
    • Vladimír Bejval
    • Petr Herrman
    • Zdenek Hustak
Top credits
  • Director
    • Karel Zeman
  • Writers
    • William Cayton(USA version)
    • J.A. Novotný
    • Karel Zeman
  • Stars
    • Vladimír Bejval
    • Petr Herrman
    • Zdenek Hustak
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    • 36User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrman, Zdenek Hustak, and Josef Lukás in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrman, Zdenek Hustak, and Josef Lukás in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Vladimír Bejval, Zdenek Hustak, and Josef Lukás in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrman, Zdenek Hustak, and Josef Lukás in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Josef Lukás in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Vladimír Bejval and Victor Betral in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)
    Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrman, Zdenek Hustak, and Josef Lukás in Ihmemaailman salaisuudet (1955)

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    Vladimír Bejval
    Vladimír Bejval
    • Jirka…
    Petr Herrman
    • Toník…
    Zdenek Hustak
    • Jenda…
    Josef Lukás
    • Petr…
    James Lucas
    • Doc (US version)
    • (as James Lukas)
    Victor Betral
    • Joe…
    Charles Goldsmith
    • Ben (US version)
    Petr Herrmann
    Kerry Mark Joels
    • Doc
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Karel Zeman
    • Writers
      • William Cayton(USA version)
      • J.A. Novotný
      • Karel Zeman
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    • Trivia
      Most of the prehistoric animal reconstructions have been modeled after the artwork of renowned Czech painter Zdenek Burian. This is perhaps most apparent on the Brontosaurus, which is standing in almost the exact same pose as in Burian's famous piece and has the exact same detailing on its body. Strangely, the prominently-featured Stegosaurus and Ceratosaurus were not based on Burian's art, even though he has painted both animals, including the promotional paintings for this very film.
    • Goofs
      Jo Jo retrieves the diary and stows it on his chest under his shirt, thereby soaking his shirt. As he's then returning to the other three boys, his shirt is dry.
    • Alternate versions
      The U.S. version was distributed in two formats in 1960: as a full length feature film, and in a serialized form designed for daily television airings. The serial version ran in segments approximately 5 minutes long.
    • Connections
      Edited into Garfield Goose and Friends (1952)

    User reviews36

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    10/10
    Great! My classic!
    I saw this movie on television when I was just a boy. It was back then, when we had no video recorders or even DVD players in east Germany, and the only chance to see the beloved films again, was to wait... and wait... and wait... until they would be broadcasted once again. Maybe. And now, 25 years later, I had the luck to see all the Karel Zeman movies of my youth again. Aside the "antique" technical aspects, these films are still as good as in my memories. But old-fashioned technical details do not bother me, because the stories still work. And by the way: The Zeman - style was forerunning in that time. His combinations of live-action and animated scenes were unique! I watched "Journey to the Beginning of Time" recently with my son (6 years old) - and he was excited (as much as I). If you have the possibility to watch these Zeman films again - do it, they are worth it!
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    • meiko-richert
    • Aug 23, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1959 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Language
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • A Journey to the Beginning of Time
    • Production companies
      • Ceskoslovenský Státní Film
      • Filmové Studio Gottwaldov
      • Muzeum Karla Zemana
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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