A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

About the book

Journey to the Centre of the Earth, also translated with the variant titles A Journey to the Center of the Earth and A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is a classic science fiction novel written by French novelist Jules Verne. It was first published in French in 1864, then reissued in 1867 in a revised and expanded edition. Professor Otto Lidenbrock is the tale's central figure, an eccentric German scientist who believes there are volcanic tubes that reach to the very center of the earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their Icelandic guide Hans rappel into Iceland's celebrated inactive volcano Snæfellsjökull. They then contend with many dangers, including cave-ins, subpolar tornadoes, an underground ocean, and several living prehistoric creatures from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Eventually the three explorers are spewed back to the surface by the eruption of an active volcano, Stromboli, located in southern Italy.

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On screen

This book has been adapted for the screen 12 times — from 1910 to 2008.

• FilmJourney to the Center of the Earth2008·dir. Eric BrevigIMDb
• FilmJourney to the Center of the Earth1959·dir. Henry LevinIMDb
• SeriesWilly Fog 21993IMDb
• TV filmJourney to the Center of the Earth2008·dir. Scott WheelerIMDb
• TV filmJourney to the Center of the Earth2008·dir. T. J. ScottIMDb
• FilmJourney to the Center of the Earth1989·dir. Rusty LemorandeIMDb
• FilmJourney to the Centre of the Earth1978·dir. Juan Piquer SimónIMDb
• SeriesJourney to the Center of the Earth1999·dir. George T. MillerIMDb
• SeriesJourney to the Center of the Earth1967·dir. Hal SutherlandIMDb
• Short filmInside the Earth1910·dir. Segundo de ChomónIMDb
• TV filmJourney to the Center of the Earth1993·dir. William DearIMDb
• FilmA Journey to the Center of the Earth1977·dir. Richard SlapczynskiIMDb

Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.2 across 91 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.

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