Journey to the Beginning of Time
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| Journey to the Beginning of Time | |
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| Directed by | Karel Zeman |
| Release date(s) | 1955 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
| IMDb profile | |
Journey to the Beginning of Time (Cz. Cesta do praveku) is a science fiction feature film by Karel Zeman originally released in 1955 in Czechoslovakia under the title Cesta do pravěku. It was updated nine years later by William Cayton of the United States, who inserted scenes of American boys in New York.
Although the film was made on a small budget, it was done sincerely, and was also a good educational resource, as it discussed the various time epochs as defined by paleontologists, and the types of animals that lived within those time periods.
The film was 92 minutes long. It was sliced into short segments (about 6 minutes each) for presentation as a serial, syndicated to various children's television programs, a live-action alternative to the typical cartoon fare.
[edit] Plot
The story involves four young teenage boys who take a rowboat, go into a underwater cave, and find themselves in a tunnel that opens out onto a river in a prehistoric time. As they travel downstream they find they are traveling farther back in time, and facing various perils along the way.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cesta do praveku at the Internet Movie Database
- A glowing but also well-detailed review (American version)
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