

At the Earth's Core
4,000 miles to the center of the Earth to a world within a world
A huge burrowing machine tunnels out of control at ferocious speed, cutting clean through to the center of the earth, to the twilight world of pellucidar. Once there, Dr. Perry and David Innes are threatened by half human creatures, lizard-like birds, and man-eating plants.
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5.1/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $750K
- Box office
- $3.2M
- Language
- English
- monster
- based on novel or book
- quicksand
- subterranean
- cavern
- cave woman
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG1 Jul 1976
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG22 Aug 1976
GermanyDE
- Theatrical12West Germany3 Feb 1977
JapanJP
- Theatrical7 Aug 1976
RomaniaRO
- Theatrical121 Jul 1976
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At the Earth's Core was released on 1 July 1976.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
7/14/2019
Masterpiece of the Z grade fantasy genre. I'm serious as well, I mean don't get me wrong, if you haven't got a bent for this type of Z grade, creaky creature feature (why would you be watching is my first thought?) then it's most likely a rating of about 4 to 5 out of 10 tops, but to me it's a special kind of nonsense that takes me back to a nice time in my childhood. You know the kind, where the memories have nev…
- W3/10
Wuchak
12/14/2020
_**So bad it’s… bad**_ A scientist and David Innes (Peter Cushing and Doug McClure) use the former’s awesome drill vehicle, the “Iron Mole,” to journey to the core of the planet where they discover the inner-world of Pellucidar. This prehistoric realm is run by giant telepathic flying reptiles, called Mahars, who are served by the ape-like Sagoth and enslave the primitive humans, including Dia (Caroline Munro) and…
- C5/10
CinemaSerf
6/3/2023
Ok, this is just a daft Victorian action-adventure film with Doug McClure as the dashing explorer ably assisted by Peter Cushing (delivering a very similar style of performances as his "Doctor Who") as the boffin who designed the ultimate boring machine to travel to the innards of the planet. Once there, they encounter slaves ruled by a race of giant, angry looking, telepathic penguins. Based upon an Edgar Rice Burro…
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