Journey to the Centre of the Earth
A Spectacular Adaptation of Jules Verne's Classic!
1977 | 90m | Spanish
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Juan Piquer Simón |
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| Writer: | John Melson, Carlos Puerto, Juan Piquer Simón, Jules Verne |
| Staring: |
| A 19th-century expedition to the Earth's core reveals primordial wonders, prehistoric monsters and a subterranean civilization that may convey the greatest discovery of all. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 15, 1977 |
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| Director: | Juan Piquer Simón |
| Writer: | John Melson, Carlos Puerto, Juan Piquer Simón, Jules Verne |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | dinosaur |
| Production Companies | Almena Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 22, 2025 Entered: Feb 23, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kenneth More | Prof. Otto Lindenbrock |
| Pep Munné | Axel |
| Frank Braña | Hans |
| Jack Taylor | Olsen |
| Ivonne Sentis | Glauben |
| José María Caffarel | Professor Fridleson |
| Lone Fleming | Molly / Martha |
| Emiliano Redondo | Prof. Kristoff |
| George Rigaud | Professor |
| Ricardo Palacios | Train Ticket Collector |
| Fabián Conde | |
| Manuel Pereiro | |
| Barta Barri | Professor |
| Ángel Álvarez | Professor |
| Ángel Menéndez | |
| Luis Barboo | |
| Ana del Arco | Hans Cousin's Wife |
| Blaki | Museum Janitor |
| Enrique Navarro | Bookseller |
| Isidro Luengo | |
| Javier de Rivera | |
| Federico Betancourt | |
| Antonio Orengo | |
| Agustín Bescos | |
| Román Ariznavarreta | |
| Deborah Watling | Glauben (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Melson | Writer |
| Andrés Berenguer | Director of Photography |
| Carlos Puerto | Writer |
| Angel Espin | Assistant Editor |
| Andrés Santana | Production Assistant |
| Derek Parsons | Editor |
| Fernando Moreno | Gaffer |
| Joaquín Frutos | Still Photographer |
| Eva Del Castillo | Script |
| Jack Elkoubi | Visual Effects |
| Luis Castro | Sound Effects |
| Marita Sánchez | Hairstylist |
| Pedro Sopeña | Casting |
| María Luisa Soriano | Editor |
| Alfonso Sáiz | Key Grip |
| Francisco Ariza | Production Manager |
| Emilio Ruiz del Río | Visual Effects, Art Direction |
| Juan Piquer Simón | Director, Writer |
| Jules Verne | Novel |
| Gumersindo Andrés | Costume Design |
| Juan Antonio Balandín | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Francisco Peramos | Sound Engineer |
| Francisco Prósper | Visual Effects, Production Design |
| Carmen Zorrilla | Seamstress |
| Rogelio Armada | Sound Director |
| Fernando Espiga | Camera Operator |
| José Antonio Martín | Assistant Camera |
| Rodolfo Medina | Assistant Director |
| José Luis Campos | Makeup Department Head |
| Miguel González | Assistant Editor |
| Salvador Arias | Sound Director |
| Juan Carlos Calderón | Original Music Composer |
| Juan José García Caffi | Original Music Composer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 783 | 783 |
Until very recently, this remake of the famous Jules Verne story had completely passed me by. Though not a patch on the James Mason version (1959), it's not a complete write-off. Kenneth More takes on the role of the explorer "Prof. Lindenbrock" - this time an eminent German rather than Scottish sch ... olar (there were some Deutsche Marks involved in the production here) and he and his small team set off down an Icelandic volcano on the adventure of any lifetime. The rest of the cast are completely unremarkable - a truly international mix of C-list collaborators, with Jack Taylor's young "Olsen" reminding me (audibly) a lot of Roddy McDowall. Anyway, it is a good, strong story and even the most mediocre of directors can't really screw that up too badly. The special effects - especially the prehistoric creatures - are the stuff of a school project (even then) but it is intercut with some fine volcanic actuality and it's paced well enough for More to just about have sufficient gravitas to carry it off. Memorable? No. Good? No. I still quite enjoyed it, though.