Journey to the Beginning of Time
| Journey to the Beginning of Time | |
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| Directed by | Karel Zeman |
| Written by | J.A. Novotný Karel Zeman |
| Produced by | William Cayton |
| Starring | Josef Lukáš Petr Herrmann Zdeněk Husták Vladimír Bejval |
| Cinematography | Antonín Horak Václav Pazdernik |
| Edited by | Zdenek Stehlik |
| Music by | E.F. Burian Frantisek Strangmüller |
Production company | Filmové Studio Gottwaldov |
| Distributed by | Ceskoslovenský Státní Film |
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Running time | 93 minutes (Czech) 84 minutes (U.S.) |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 2 million KČs |
Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czech: Cesta do pravěku, literally "Journey into prehistory") is a 1955 Czechoslovak science fiction adventure directed by Karel Zeman, produced in color using a combination of 2-D and 3-D models. It was the first of Zeman's productions to include actors in conjunction with stop-motion and special effects. It won awards at the International Film Festivals of Venice and Mannheim. In 1966, Cesta do pravěku was dubbed into English, creating the US version, Journey to the Beginning of Time.