In this Cold War variation on Journey To The Center Of The Earth scripted by Oscar® nominee Millard Kaufman (BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK) – and possibly by blacklisted 2x Academy Award® winner Dalton Trumbo – '50s sci-fi took a startling turn into a grim abyss: As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear annihilation, a renegade scientist (veteran character actor Victor Kilian, uncredited due to his own blacklisting) assembles a team of experts to drill deep into the earth's core in search of a new ecosystem where humanity can survive. Otto Waldis (ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN) and Marilyn Nash (MONSIEUR VERDOUX) co-star in this unjustly forgotten classic produced by visual effects artists Jack Rabin & Irving Block (ROCKETSHIP X-M, KRONOS), directed by Terry O. Morse (GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!) and filmed in Carlsbad Caverns, now scanned uncut in 4K from the protection internegative for the first time ever.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary With Film Writer Stephen R. Bissette
- Victor Kilian: A Blacklist Legacy – Interview With Crawford Kilian, Actor Victor Kilian's Grandson
- The Unknown World Of Terrell O. Morse – Interview With Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- Special Effects Maestros Of The 1950s – Video Essay By Comic Book Artist Stephen R. Bissette
- Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- REGION-FREE