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Journey to the Beginning of Time

1955 · 85 min

A gentle, wondrous adventure that feels like a child's daydream of exploring lost worlds, with a calm, curious pace.

Tagline
Four boys living the excitement every boy dreams about!
Overview
Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • nature
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy, family, science fiction
Directed by
Karel Zeman
Written by
J. A. Novotný, Karel Zeman
Starring
Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrmann, Josef Lukáš, Zdeněk Husták, Bedřich Šetena
Music
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Cinematography
Václav Pazderník, Antonín Horák
Runtime
85 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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