Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Regisseur:

Henry Levin

Drehbuchautoren:

Jules Verne (novel)
Walter Reisch (screenplay) ...
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

29. Januar 1960 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Familienfilm | Romanze | Sci-Fi

Werbezeile:

A fabulous world below the world

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Language Barrier | Rivalry | Convent | Shooting

Auszeichnungen:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

A guilty pleasure

Besetzung

Pat Boone	...	Alexander 'Alec' McKuen
James Mason	...	Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
Arlene Dahl	...	Carla Göteborg
Diane Baker	...	Jenny Lindenbrook
Thayer David	...	Count Saknussem
Peter Ronson	...	Hans Belker
Robert Adler	...	Groom
Alan Napier	...	Dean
Gertrude the Duck	...	Gertrude
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Mary Brady	...	Kirsty (uncredited)
Alan Caillou	...	Rector (uncredited)
John Epper	...	Groom (uncredited)
Edith Evanson	...	Innkeeper (uncredited)
Alex Finlayson	...	Professor Bayle (uncredited)
Mollie Glessing	...	News Vendor (uncredited)
Frederick Halliday	...	Chancellor (uncredited)
Kendrick Huxham	...	Scots Newsman (uncredited)
Owen McGiveney	...	Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Molly Roden	...	Housekeeper (uncredited)
Ivan Triesault	...	Professor Peter Göteborg of Stockholm (uncredited)
Red West	...	Bearded Man at Newspaper Stand / University Student (uncredited)
Ben Wright	...	Paisley (uncredited)
Peter Wright	...	Laird of Glendarick (uncredited)

Regie
Henry Levin

Buch
Jules Verne		(novel)
Walter Reisch		(screenplay) and
Charles Brackett		(screenplay)

Produktion
Charles Brackett	....	producer

Originalmusik
Bernard Herrmann

Kamera
Leo Tover		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Stuart Gilmore
Jack W. Holmes

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Franz Bachelin
Herman A. Blumenthal
Lyle R. Wheeler

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Joseph Kish
Walter M. Scott

Kostüme
David Ffolkes

Maske/Frisuren
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist

Regieassistenten
Hal Herman	....	assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Harold Michelson	....	illustrator (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Warren B. Delaplain	....	sound
Bernard Freericks	....	sound
Joel Fein	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
James B. Gordon	....	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	....	special photographic effects

Schnitt (Stab)
Leonard Doss	....	color consultant

Musik (Stab)
Ken Darby	....	music associate
Lionel Newman	....	conductor: songs

Restlicher Stab
Lincoln Barnett	....	technical advisor
Peter Ronson	....	technical advisor
Bernard Schwartz	....	assistant to producers

Produktionsfirmen

• Cooga Mooga
• Joseph L. Schenck Enterprises
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century-Fox)

Verleihfirmen

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1959) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1960) (France) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (1985) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Fox Video (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Carlotta Films (1999) (France) (theatrical) (restored version)
• CBS/Fox (USA) (laserdisc)

Weitere Firmen

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  registered trademark of CinemaScope

Alternativ:

Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
Trip to the Center of the Earth
Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde, Die (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

132 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Isländisch | Französisch | Italienisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR (re-issue) | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

USA:Approved | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:Unrated | UK:U | USA:G (1969) | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Firma:

Cooga Mooga

Dies und das:

James Mason replaced an ailing Clifton Webb in the part of Professor Lindenbrook before filming began. Alexander Scourby started shooting at Carlsbad Caverns in the Count Saknussem role, but the producers were unhappy with him and he was replaced with Thayer David.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Lindenbrook and Count Saknussem come back out of the sea after escaping the giant lizard, their footprints in the sand from running out during a previous take are clearly visible. It is not their footprints from running in.

Dialogzitate:

Hans Belker: [in Icelandic, to his duck] My Gotrun, have you been lonely?

Querbezüge:

Spin Off "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Twice as Tall

A guilty pleasure

I have always loved this movie. I have it on tape and have almost worn it out. Time to look for a DVD. THe performances are top notch. Even though Pat Boone falls in and out of his accent he does a creditable job as a Scot. Looks very dashing in the Glendarroch tartan! Jenny sounds like she's from America. They needed a scene where someone explains that Jenny is Uncle Oliver's niece from Kansas.

Arlene Dahl was always a favorite in the 50s and 60s as a strong woman. James Mason is excellent as always. Loved the duck, Gertrude! When I saw this movie as a child, I wanted a duck for a pet. My mother was smart enough to refuse.