Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth (, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne exaggerate. They'd better watch it." Thanks to the American release, the film was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1962. However, the film was not a box-office success in America, where the well-established Hollywood science fiction film tradition had led audiences to expect heightened realism rather than Zeman's deliberately stylized approach. Bill Warren, in a 1982 encyclopedia of 1950s science fiction films, wrote that "Vynález zkázy" was "the best film covered in this book" as well as "the best movie ever adapted from a work by Verne." In 2010, a commentator for "Experimental Conversations" said that