Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre.) The story involves a professor who leads a group of explorers and scientists down a volcano in Iceland to the "center of the Earth". They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. From a scientific point of view, this story has not aged quite as well as other Verne stories, since most of his ideas about what the interior of the Earth is like have since been proven wrong. However, a redeeming point to the story is Verne's own belief, told within the novel from the viewpoint of a character, that the inside of the Earth does indeed differ from that which the characters encounter.

Film versions

The novel has been made into several film versions:

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• In 1959, adapted by Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch and directed by Henry Levin. It stars Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Peter Ronson, Diane Baker, Thayer David, and Alan Napier. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color; Best Effects, Special Effects; and Best Sound. This film is also known as Trip to the Center of the Earth.
• In 2004, adapted by Paul Chart and Gavin Scott and directed by Scott. It has only been announced as of yet, and no cast has been announced.
• Several "made for television" versions in 1977, 1993, and 1999 (the latter by Hallmark Entertainment).
• An animated television series first broadcast in 1967, starring the voices of Ted Knight, Pat Harrington Jr., and Jane Webb.
• A 1976 Spanish version (Viaje al centro de la Tierra) was adapted by John Melson, Carlos Puerto, and Juan Piquer Simón, and was directed by Simón. It stars Kenneth More, Pep Munné, Ivonne Sentis, Frank Braña, Jack Taylor, Ana Arco, Lone Fleming, and Emiliano Redondo.
• A 1989 movie called Journey to the Center of the Earth took only the title and a general idea from the Verne novel, and had a unique plot aimed at a teen audience. It was written by Debra Ricci, Regina Davis, Kitty Chalmers, and Rusty Lemorande, and was directed by Lemorande and Albert Pyun. It stars Emo Philips, Paul Carafotes, Jaclyn Bernstein, Kathy Ireland, Janet Du Plessis, Nicola Cowper, Lochner De Kock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith.
• The first part of the second season of Around the World with Willy Fogg by Spanish studio BRB Internacional was Journey to the Center of the Earth.

A video game called Journey to the Centerxx of the Earth was released in 2003. It was produced by Frogwares.

Related Topics:
Video game - 2003 - Frogwares

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Also a concept album called Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Rick Wakeman, released in 1974.

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Concept album - Rick Wakeman - 1974

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It is also featured in an attraction ride at the Tokyo DisneySea, Japan.

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