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At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core

4,000 miles to the center of the Earth to a world within a world

19765.11h 30m

Overview

A huge burrowing machine tunnels out of control at ferocious speed, cutting clean through to the center of the earth, to the twilight world of pellucidar. Once there, Dr. Perry and David Innes are threatened by half human creatures, lizard-like birds, and man-eating plants.

Directed by Kevin Connor
Written by Milton Subotsky, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by John Dark, Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

Doug McClure

Doug McClure

David Innes

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Dr. Abner Perry

Caroline Munro

Caroline Munro

Princess Dia

Cy Grant

Cy Grant

Ra

Godfrey James

Godfrey James

Ghak

Sean Lynch

Sean Lynch

Hoojah

Keith Barron

Keith Barron

Dowsett

Helen Gill

Helen Gill

Maisie

Anthony Verner

Anthony Verner

Gadsby

Robert Gillespie

Robert Gillespie

Photographer

Themes & Keywords

monsterbased on novel or bookquicksandsubterraneancaverncave woman

About At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core is a adventure, fantasy, science fiction film released in 1976 exploring themes of monster, based on novel or book, quicksand, subterranean, cavern, cave woman. Directed by Kevin Connor, it stars Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro. A huge burrowing machine tunnels out of control at ferocious speed, cutting clean through to the center of the earth, to the twilight world of pellucidar. Once there, Dr. Perry and David Innes are threatened by half human creatures, lizard-like birds, and man-eating plants.

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