Where Time Began

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.

Where Time Began
Spanish theatrical release poster
Directed byJuan Piquer Simón
Written byJohn Melson
Carlos Puerto
Juan Piquer Simón
Based onJourney to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
StarringKenneth More
Distributed byJacinto Santos Parrás
Release date
November 1978
Running time
90 min
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

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

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]

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See also

References
  1. Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
  2. https://monsterhuntermoviereviews.com/2017/08/27/where-time-began-1977/
  3. https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25224/jules-vernes-the-fabulous-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-aka-where-time-began/
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