Journey to the Center of the Earth Page #2

Synopsis: Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the center of the earth, via a volcano in Iceland, encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life-threatening hazards on the way.
Director(s): Henry Levin
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
G
Year:
1959
132 min
451 Views


Melting lava takes

maybe two hours,

maybe four hours.

Two hours?

Four hours?

Maybe

the whole night.

Who cares?

Jenny.

Are you all right?

That was entirely

my fault.

I don't know how it

could have happened.

Mr. Paisley, by your slip

you've rendered

an inestimable service

to science.

Alec!

See this?

What would

you call it?

As you said,

it's a manmade object.

It looks like a top,

a surveyor's instrument,

a plumb bob.

It is

a plumb bob.

There are letters

on it.

It's an inscription,

a message, perhaps.

Can you make out

what it says, Professor?

It's in some

Nordic tongue.

The hand that

wrote this trembled.

Perhaps it was

a dying hand.

Was it written

in paint? Ink?

Perhaps blood.

Possibly.

Look at this side, sir!

A signature!

Arne Saknussemm.

Arne Saknussemm!

Will you take me

home now, Uncle Oliver,

or do I have to

go alone?

Alone.

Alone!

It's unthinkable,

but it must be true.

A man took tools

and went where no human being

has ever set foot...

alone into the interior

of the earth. Alone.

Who? What is he

talking about?

Arne Saknussemm,

the Icelandic scientist.

The greatest

of his day.

He was laughed at

when he claimed

there was a world

down below.

The laughter stopped

when he disappeared,

never to be

heard from...

until tonight.

Get out of here,

woman!

I don't want any tea!

I only want my post.

Don't shout at me!

I can shout

just as loud as you!

For two weeks,

you haven't eaten or slept.

Out, woman!

Here's your post,

Uncle Oliver.

Another day,

and still nothing!

Can you believe that?

No answer.

And where is Alec McEwen?

At the university.

How long does it take

to get a letter from

Stockholm to England?

Answer the bell.

We have to speak

to Sir Oliver.

Don't tell us

he's busy.

Callers? That's

all I need.

Oliver, we all know your

reputation for rudeness.

You're also

a conscientious man.

But you've skipped

every lecture for two weeks.

I'm involved in

something important.

More important

than our university?

Something any university

would envy us.

Ah, yes!

Ha ha!

You laugh!

What does the name

Arne Saknussemm mean to you?

Saknussemm, Saknussemm.

Didn't he write about

the lost city of Atlantis?

That was

his early career.

He's famous for

his study of volcanoes.

Out of a volcano

came this message from him.

It lay unnoticed

for 100 years

until picked up

by some peasant,

gathered dust in a curiosity shop

until it came to me.

Here is a translation

of the words.

"I'm dying, but my life's work

must not be lost.

"Whoever descends into the crater

of Sneffels Yocul

"can reach the center

of the earth.

I did it.

Arne Saknussemm."

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Walter Reisch

Walter Reisch (May 23, 1903 – March 28, 1983) was an Austrian-born director and screenwriter. He also wrote lyrics to several songs featured in his films, one popular title is "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne". He was married to the dancer and actress Poldi Dur and was the cousin of Georg Kreisler. more…

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