
Journey to the Center of the Earth(1959)
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.


“Four boys living the excitement every boy dreams about!”
Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.

Vladimír Bejval
Jirka

Petr Herrmann
Toník

Josef Lukáš
Petr

Zdeněk Husták
Jenda
Bedřich Šetena
Petr (voice) / Narrator (voice)
Journey to the Beginning of Time is a adventure, fantasy, family film released in 1955 exploring themes of czech, boat, mammoth, time travel, primitive time, prehistory. Directed by Karel Zeman, it stars Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrmann, Josef Lukáš. Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.
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