Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)

Original title

Cesta do pravěku

Directed by

Karel Zeman

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, science fiction film, family film, live-action/animated film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

U

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four boys travel along a river and go back in time to see prehistoric creatures. They encounter dinosaurs and other ancient animals as they explore different eras.

whimsicalnostalgiccuriousleisurelyeducationaldreamlikeadventurouschildlike wonder

What happens

Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czech: Cesta do pravěku, literally "Journey into prehistory") is a 1955 Czechoslovak science fiction adventure directed by Karel Zeman, produced in colour using a combination of 2-D and 3-D models. It was the first of Zeman's productions to include actors in conjunction with stop-motion and special effects. It won awards at the International Film Festivals of Venice and Mannheim. In 1966, Cesta do pravěku was dubbed into English, creating a modified US version, Journey to the Beginning of Time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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