Cesta do praveku (Journey to the Beginning of Time) 1955 Ages 15+

When

2.30pm, Sun 16 Sep 2018 (83 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

'Anticipating Spielberg’s Jurassic Park by nearly 40 years, Zeman’s first feature to synthesise live action with animation is equal parts delightful boys’ own adventure and gently didactic educational film à la Walking with Dinosaurs. Four boys sail upstream along the river of time, encountering all manner of extinct wildlife in tableaux inspired by the glorious paleoart of Zdeněk Burian.' – Melbourne Cinémathèque.

Ages 15+

Production Credits

  • Director: Karel Zeman
  • Script: William Cayton, Ja Novotný, Karel Zeman
  • Cinematographers: Antonín Horák, Václav Pazdernik
  • Cast: Josef Lukás, Petr Herrmann, Zdenek Hustak, Vladimír Bejval
  • Editor: Zdenek Stehlík
  • Music: EF Burian, Frantisek Strangműller
  • Production Companies: Production Company: Ceskoslovenský Státní Film, Filmové Studio Gottwaldov
  • Print Source / Rights: National Film Archive Prague/Karel Zeman Museum
  • Screening Format: DCP, 35mm
  • Year: 1955
  • Runtime: 83 minutes
  • Country: Czechoslovakia
  • Languages: Czech, (with English subtitles)
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Colour