| Description |
3 videodiscs (248 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono rda |
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unknown |
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NTSC rda |
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video file region 1 rda |
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DVD video |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1015 |
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The Criterion collection ; 1016 |
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The Criterion collection ; 1017 |
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Criterion collection ; 1015.
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Criterion collection ; 1016.
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Criterion collection ; 1017.
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| Contents |
A journey to the beginning of time -- Invention for destruction -- The fabulous Baron Munchausen. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion pictures 1955-1962. |
| Language |
Variously in Czech or English with English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Vladimír Bajval, Lubor Tokos, Milos Kopecký. |
| Note |
"Invention for destruction" based on works by Jules Verne; "The fabulous Baron Munchausen" based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. |
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Mono, full screen 1.37:1. |
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Features: new programs with animation filmmaker John Stevenson and special-effects artists Phil Tippett and Jim Aupperle discussing director Karel Zeman and his complex visual trickery; four early short films by Zeman: A Christmas dream (1946), A horseshoe for luck (1946), Inspiration (1949), and King Lavra (1950); Film adventurer : Karel Zeman : a 2015 documentary; short documentaries by the Karel Zeman Museum; U.S.-release version of Journey to the beginning of time from 1960; alternate English-dubbed soundtrack for Invention for destruction and the opening sequence of the 1961 U.S.-release version; restoration demonstrations and an interview with restoration supervisor James Mockoski; trailers. |
| Summary |
Follows four schoolboys as they embark on an expedition back through time; a gang of pirates try to get their hands on a doomsday machine invented by a scientist; follows the adventures of Baron Munchausen, a fictional German nobleman famous for his impossible exploits. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Credits |
A journey to the beginning of time: screenplay, J. A. Novotný |
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Invention for destruction : screenplay, František Hrubín. |
| Subject |
Arthropoda, Fossil -- Drama.
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Trilobites -- Drama.
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Voyages, Imaginary -- Drama.
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Pirates -- Drama.
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Inventions -- Drama.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Germany -- History -- Drama.
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Tall tales -- Drama.
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Aristocracy (Social class) (OCoLC)fst00814463
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Arthropoda, Fossil. (OCoLC)fst00817160
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Inventions. (OCoLC)fst00977993
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Pirates. (OCoLC)fst01064776
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Tall tales. (OCoLC)fst01142338
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Trilobites. (OCoLC)fst01156738
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Voyages, Imaginary. (OCoLC)fst01169333
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01710568
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01710420
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Fantasy films. (OCoLC)fst01710304
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Live-action/animation films. (OCoLC)fst01750213
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Action and adventure films.
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures)
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Fantasy films.
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Live-action/animation films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Zeman, Karel, 1910-1989, screenwriter, director.
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Bajval, Vladimir, actor.
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Tokos, Lubor, actor.
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Kopecký, Miloš, 1922-1996, actor.
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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.
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Raspe, Rudolf Erich, 1737-1794.
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Bürger, Gottfried August, 1747-1794.
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| Added Title |
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Baron Munchausen's narrative of his marvellous travels.
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Cesta do pravěku (Motion picture)
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Vynález zkázy (Motion picture)
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Baron Prášil (Motion picture)
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Fabulous world of Jules Verne.
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| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Three fantastic journeys by Karel Zeman New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2020] 3 videodiscs (248 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 715515241311 |
| ISBN |
1681436930 |
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9781681436937 |
| Standard No. |
715515241410 |
| Music No. |
CC3117D Criterion Collection |
