Genre Sci-fi Narrated by David Dundara | Directed by William Dear | |
Based on Journey to the Center of the Earth
1864 novel
by Jules Verne Screenplay by David M. Evans
Robert Gunter Starring David Dundara
Farrah Forke
Tim Russ
Jeffrey Nordling
John Neville | ||
The 1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth is a TV film first aired on NBC. It stars Carel Struycken, Tim Russ, and Jeffrey Nordling, John Neville, F. Murray Abraham, Fabiana Udenio, and Kim Miyori. A TV series was originally planned after its release but it was cancelled.
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Plot
A team of explorers set on a voyage to the earth's core. Their ship, Avenger, enters the lava chamber of an active volcano and uses an energy ray called a "sonic blaster" to blast through the flow. They enter in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The place is filled with many strange creatures. As they explore deeper into the underground cavern they encounter a yeti which the crew named Daedalus that serves as their guide. Meanwhile an unknown malevolent entity is attempting to recover lost pieces of an Atlantean artifact known as the "book of knowledge" one of which a crewmember of the Avenger brought with him, that will supposedly give give massive powers to whomever possesses it.