Journey to the Beginning of Time
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Karel Zeman
James Lukas
Victor Betral
Peter Hermann
Charles Goldsmith
Vladimír Bejval
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
While visiting New York City's American Museum of Natural History, four youngsters are especially fascinated by the many exhibits devoted to the earth as it existed during prehistoric times. After seeing all the displays, the boys go rowing in the Central Park lake and discover a cavern concealed by trees and bushes. Their curiosity aroused, they row into the dark cave and enter a river that takes them back 500 million years to the beginning of time. Strange flora and fauna surround them as they encounter giant mammals similar to the ones they had seen only hours before in the museum. After numerous adventures, the boys fall asleep and awaken in the museum.
Director
Karel Zeman
Cast
James Lukas
Victor Betral
Peter Hermann
Charles Goldsmith
Vladimír Bejval
Petr Hermann
Zdenek Husták
Josef Luká¿
Crew
Josef Augusta
E. F. Burian
William Cayton
William Cayton
William Cayton
Edwin H. Colbert
Antonín Drvota
Antonín Horák
Anthony Huston
Fred Ladd
Ivo Mrázek
J. A. Novotný
Václav Pazderník
Zdenek Rozkopal
Zdenek Stehlík
Franti¿ek Strangmüller
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Consists in large part of the 1955 Czechoslovakian release Cesta do praveku. U. S. sequences filmed on location in New York City.
