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Journey to the Center of Time (1967): Cast & Plot

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Journey to the Center of Time is a 1967 adventure fantasy film directed by David L. Hewitt, starring Scott Brady as Stanton, Anthony Eisley and Gigi Perreau. It runs 1 hour 22 minutes.

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Journey to the Center of Time (1967) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 22m (82 min)
Director
David L. Hewitt
Genres
Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Journey to the Center of Time About?

The premise of Journey to the Center of Time without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Trapped by a spectacular temporal anomaly, a team of scientists races to validate their time‑travel experiments before their funding is withdrawn. When they activate their device, they are hurled 5,000 years into the future, where they encounter alien explorers searching for a new world to colonize.

Journey to the Center of Time Themes & Keywords

· 16 tags
  • psychotronic film
  • low budget sci fi movie
  • death
  • time travel
  • fictional war
  • title spoken by narrator
  • time machine
  • lizard
  • laser
  • falling into lava
  • diamond
  • alien
+4 more
  • dinosaur
  • time loop
  • remake
  • independent film
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Cast & crew

Journey to the Center of Time Cast & Characters

Scott Brady leads the cast as Stanton, with Anthony Eisley as Mark Manning and Gigi Perreau as Karen White. Directed by David L. Hewitt; 9 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Journey to the Center of Time

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From the director

More from David L. Hewitt

More films directed by David L. Hewitt: The Lucifer Complex, The Tormentors, The Girls from Thunder Strip and Gallery of Horror.

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Plot

Journey to the Center of Time Plot Summary

What happens in Journey to the Center of Time from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Stanton has taken charge of a research company after his father’s death, and he makes a stark demand: if the team of scientists doesn’t prove their time travel experiments yield real results, their funding will be cut. The group, led by Mark Manning, with Dr. (Doc) Gordon and Karen White, feels the pressure acutely. Desperation pushes them to push the equipment past safety limits, ignoring warnings as they push toward a dangerous brink. When a test finally fires, the team—and their anxious benefactor—are hurled 5,000 years into the future, stepping into a world nothing like their own and into a crisis that could threaten humanity back home.

Full summary

The whole story of Journey to the Center of Time, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Journey to the Center of Time?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Who becomes the head of the research company after his father's death?

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Journey to the Center of Time Also Known As

7 alternative titles, including “Die Reise ins Zentrum der Zeit” and “Matka ajan keskipisteeseen”.

Also known as
  • Die Reise ins Zentrum der Zeit
  • Matka ajan keskipisteeseen
  • Viaggio al centro del tempo
  • Reise ins Zentrum der Zeit
  • Viaje al centro del tiempo
  • Voyage au centre du temps
  • Jornada ao Centro do Tempo

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FAQ

Journey to the Center of Time FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Journey to the Center of Time, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Journey to the Center of Time?

Journey to the Center of Time runs 1 hour 22 minutes (82 minutes).

When was Journey to the Center of Time released?

Journey to the Center of Time was released on May 31, 1967.

Who directed Journey to the Center of Time?

Journey to the Center of Time was directed by David L. Hewitt.

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Who is in the cast of Journey to the Center of Time?

Journey to the Center of Time stars Scott Brady as Stanton, Anthony Eisley as Mark Manning and Gigi Perreau as Karen White, among 9 credited actors.

Does Journey to the Center of Time have a post-credit scene?

No. Journey to the Center of Time has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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