Where Time Began
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Directed by | Juan Piquer Simón |
Written by | John Melson Carlos Puerto Juan Piquer Simón |
Based on | Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne |
Starring | Kenneth More |
Distributed by | Jacinto Santos Parrás |
Release date | November 1978 |
Running time | 90 min |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Viaje al centro de la Tierra (English: Journey to the Center of the Earth) is a 1978 Spanish adventure film based on the 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. It has been released under the titles Where Time Began in theaters in the U.S. and The Fabulous Journey to the Centre of the Earth on TV in the U.K.
Plot
A group of geologist, including Professor Otto Lidenbrock discuss various theories on the make up off the interior of the Earth. They decide that the only way to know for sure would be to mount an expedition to discover which theory was true.
Whilst visiting a book shop, Lidenbrock (More) buys an old book , written by Arne Saknussemm, containing undisclosed, coded knowledge of the center of the Earth from a mysterious gentleman. Eager to know more, he enlists his niece Glauben and her lover Axel, a soldier. Axel is charged with keeping a diary of the journey, and often enhances his contributions to the exhibition.
Upon arriving in Iceland, they hire shepherd and mountaineer Hans. Together, the four of them set off for the adventure of a to the center of the Earth. After a series of mishaps, including losing the mysterious book, about midway through their journey, Olsen, a time traveling scientist, meets the explorers.
Olsen reveals to the other travelers the existence of a lost city, where clones of Olsen are conducting experiments, using a mysterious box. Olsen shows the group the flora and fauna of middle Earth, including surviving dinosaurs. Olsen later sets off an explosion to allow the others to escape back to their home.
Some years later, Glauben and Axel are married, and Hans has become a successful sheepherder. Linderbrook still searches old bookstores, hoping for more information. The bookshop owner states that a package has been left for Linderbrook, and it proves to be Olsen's experimental box.
Cast
- Kenneth More as Professor Otto Lidenbrock
- Pep Munné as Axel (dubbed by Christopher Guard)
- Ivonne Sentis as Glauben (dubbed by Deborah Watling)
- Frank Braña as Hans
- Jack Taylor as Olsen
- Emiliano Redondo as Professor Kristoff
- Lone Fleming as Molly
- Ricardo Palacios as a train ticket collector
- José María Caffarel as a professor
- George Rigaud as a professor (as Jorge Rigaud)
- Barta Barri as a professor
- Ángel Álvarez as a professor
Reception
Creature Feature found the movie to be sluggish and boring, giving it two out of five stars. It found the movie did improve when the dinosaurs finally appear, but that the effects were weak.[1] Monster Hunter found the use of shooting in a real cave to be a plus, but that there was little else of worth in the film.[2]
Home Release
Released on DVD in 2006 [3]
See also
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 Hollywood film)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 Asylum film)
References
- ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
- ^ https://monsterhuntermoviereviews.com/2017/08/27/where-time-began-1977/
- ^ https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25224/jules-vernes-the-fabulous-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-aka-where-time-began/
External links
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- 1978 films
- Spanish films
- Spanish-language films
- Films shot in the Canary Islands
- Films directed by Juan Piquer Simon
- Films based on Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Spanish adventure films
- 1970s science fiction adventure films
- Travel to the Earth's center
- Spanish science fiction films
- Films set in the 19th century