Message #218153

[Mabinogen]

3. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

On their epic quest to the core of the planet in this 1950s sci-fi adventure (not the 2008 kids remake starring Brendon Fraser), a team of intrepid explorers including James Mason, Pat Boone and a duck come across the sunken remains of Atlantis. It’s perched on the shore of an entire underground sea; perhaps rather fatigued by the volume of remarkable finds they’ve made in the film by this point – two hours in – our heroes don’t take the time to explore it much, but there you go.

Based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name, this was one of the very best Hollywood adventure movies of its day, and therefore probably ranks as the most high-profile Atlantis movie of the lot.