Ein Riß in der Welt

Originaltitel: Crack in the World

1965
16
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,9/10

3041

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Dana Andrews, Alexander Knox, Kieron Moore, and Janette Scott in Ein Riß in der Welt (1965)

A dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it.

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Action Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Ein sterbender Wissenschaftler treibt sein Projekt voran, die Magmaschicht der Erde anzuzapfen, mit Ergebnissen, die die Erde, wie wir sie kennen, zu zerstören drohen.Ein sterbender Wissenschaftler treibt sein Projekt voran, die Magmaschicht der Erde anzuzapfen, mit Ergebnissen, die die Erde, wie wir sie kennen, zu zerstören drohen.Ein sterbender Wissenschaftler treibt sein Projekt voran, die Magmaschicht der Erde anzuzapfen, mit Ergebnissen, die die Erde, wie wir sie kennen, zu zerstören drohen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,9/10

3041

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Eugène Lourié had two models of the gantry built. The second was made of balsa wood for the explosion scene. This insured complete destruction of the gantry while avoiding the danger of the set being sprayed by shrapnel.

Patzer
Most of the vehicles in the movie have their steering wheels on the left; however, the action is supposed to take place in Tanganyika, a former British colony which drives on the left and auto steering wheels are on the right of the car.

Zitate
[Rampion is revived after being pulled unconscious from a volcanic vent]
Simpson: How do you feel?
Dr. Ted Rampion: Medium rare.

Verbindungen
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: The Colossus of New York + Crack in the World (1979)

Benutzerrezensionen77

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Fun sci-fi suspense.

Reasonably intelligent, suspenseful science-fiction drama which is still worth a look despite modern science/plate tectonics theory having rendered it largely superfluous. Fine acting by Dana Andrews and Kieron Moore help elevate the proceedings.

GORGO director Eugene Lourie supervised the special effects, and there are several standout sequences of miniatures photography, along with the usual requisite stock footage, some good and some NSG. There's also a well-handled set piece of thermal-suited scientists descending into a volcanic caldera in order to place an A-bomb that generates some good suspense. (We'll overlook the subsequent post-blast scene where there is disconcertingly no shock wave.) I saw this on a double bill (it was the 2nd feature) with a Japanese giant monster flick back in the 60's; can't remember the monster (maybe Ghidrah?) but this is the picture that sticks in my mind. The denouement is audacious and thought- provoking.