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Journey to the Beginning of Time AKA Cesta do pravek AKA Journey to Prehistory (1955)
Youngest of four boys one day finds a fossil of trilobite. So his older friend take him on journey through prehistory, up to beginning of time, to see real live trilobites.Director: Karel Zeman
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Extras:Featurettes (in Czech with optional Czech and English subtitles):
- "The Birth of a Film Legend" (4:57)
- "Why Zeman Made the Film" (2:29)
- "Where the Film Was Shot" (3:50)
- "The Heroes" (3:37)
- "Special Effects Using Models" (0:57)
- "The Legend Continues" (3:17)
Text Extras (in Czech and English):
- "His Life Story"
- Filmography
"Karel Zeman Museum (Clarinet Factory 5.1)" (8:08) -
Subtitles:English and Czech
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Pillarboxed anamorphic 1.37:1.
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Extras:"Auf der Spur der Dinosaurier" documentary (25:37, in German)
Trailer Show (3:16)
Photo Gallery (1:30) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.31:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This disc has a dubbed soundtrack only.
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Extras:*The Film - Czech Version
*The Film - English Version
Appreciation by filmmaker John Stevenson
Making of "Journey to the Beginning of Time"
"Restoring the World of Fantasy" restoration featurette
Image Gallery
Restoration Trailer
U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Karel Zeman Museum Promo -
Subtitles:Czech Version
English (optional)
English Version
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Version
Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Version
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The English version is a reconstruction utilizing the HD Czech master and SD video sources.
Comes with a twenty-page booklet by film historian Michael Brooke. -
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Extras:"Karel Zeman dětem" documentary (17:37, in Czech with optional Japanese subtitles)
Short film "Pan Prokouk v pokušení" (7:41, in Czech with optional Japanese subtitles)
Text Extras (in Japanese):
- Karel Zeman Introduction
- Introduction to the Film
- Karel Zeman Profile & Filmography
"Karel Zeman DVD Collector's Box" Trailer (2:26, in Japanese) -
Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.34:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 56-page hardcover booklet (hardcover, in Japanese), fourteen postcards, and a badge.
Also available in "Karel Zeman DVD Collector's Box,"
together with "The Jester's Tale," "Krabat," "On the Comet,"
"The Tale of John and Marie," "A Thousand and One Nights"
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OVERALL: Draw
UK and Czech Republic for exclusive extras.
The film exists in at least two versions:
- the original Czech release (~84 minutes)
- the American, dubbed version (~82 minutes) with roughly twelve and a half minutes of prologue and epilogue footage -
CUTS:
- R0 Czech Republic- Karel Zeman Museum - No cuts (80:50 PAL)
- R0 Germany- Best Entertainment AG - No cuts (80:54 PAL)
- R0 United Kingdom- Second Run - No cuts - includes the original Czech verison and the English version, both timings minus prefatory text.
- R2 Japan- Broadway, Inc. - No cuts (84:12 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 01/10/19
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 04/10/19UPDATE LOG:
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