Journey to the Center of the Earth backdrop

Journey to the Center of the Earth poster

Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1959

Runtime2h 12m

StatusReleased

Budget$3,440,000

Revenue$10,000,000

Production

Cooga Mooga

Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises

20th Century Fox

Movie

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

2h 12m

6.9

Adventure

Fantasy

Family

Synopsis

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

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