Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Overview

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

English
🏔Adventure
👪Family
🏰Fantasy

Released

15th December 1959

66 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 12 minutes

Finishes at 11:45am

Budget

$3,440,000 ($38,715,136 today)

Revenue $10,000,000

Artwork for Journey to the Center of the Earth

Directed by

Henry Levin

Written by

Walter Reisch, Charles Brackett

Ratings and awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 nominations total

7/10
84%
69%
74%

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

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