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Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
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An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

  • Director
    • Henry Levin
  • Writers
    • Walter Reisch
    • Charles Brackett
    • Jules Verne
  • Stars
    • James Mason
    • Pat Boone
    • Arlene Dahl
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry Levin
    • Writers
      • Walter Reisch
      • Charles Brackett
      • Jules Verne
    • Stars
      • James Mason
      • Pat Boone
      • Arlene Dahl
    • 179User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast24

    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
    Pat Boone
    Pat Boone
    • Alec McEwan
    Arlene Dahl
    Arlene Dahl
    • Carla Göteborg
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Jenny Lindenbrook
    Thayer David
    Thayer David
    • Count Saknussemm
    Peter Ronson
    Peter Ronson
    • Hans Belker
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Groom
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Dean
    Mary Brady
    • Kirsty
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Caillou
    Alan Caillou
    • Rector
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude the Duck
    • Gertrude
    • (uncredited)
    John Epper
    • Groom
    • (uncredited)
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    • Innkeeper
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Finlayson
    • Prof. Bayle
    • (uncredited)
    Molly Glessing
    • News Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Halliday
    • Chancellor
    • (uncredited)
    Kendrick Huxham
    Kendrick Huxham
    • Scots Newsman
    • (uncredited)
    Owen McGiveney
    Owen McGiveney
    • Shopkeeper
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Levin
    • Writers
      • Walter Reisch
      • Charles Brackett
      • Jules Verne
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      James Mason reportedly had very little patience with Arlene Dahl's "movie star" preening. Their relationship off-screen was very much like their relationship on screen.
    • Goofs
      Iceland, the eldest democracy in the world, has had no titles of nobility for nearly 1000 years, therefore Saknussem'ms epithet of "count" is meaningless.
    • Quotes
      • Carla Goetabaug: Poor Sir Oliver, stuck with a woman. If only you could see your face.
      • Sir Oliver Lindenbrook: That's my consolation, madam, I don't have to look at it. You do.
    • Alternate versions
      In some European versions of the film, for example the Spanish dubbing, the "Prof of Geology's Song" was re-dubbed into the "Gaudeamus Igitur" song.
    • Connections
      Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
      By Robert Burns
      Set to music by Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
      Sung by Pat Boone

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
      • French
      • Italian
      • Russian
      • Icelandic
    • Also known as
      • Viaje al centro de la Tierra
    • Filming locations
      • Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 727 Carlsbad Caverns Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA(the center of the earth)
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox
      • Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises
      • Cooga Mooga
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,440,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 9m(129 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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