Blu-ray
Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
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- Unknown
- Studio
- Criterion
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region A
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Single disc (1 BD-50)
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Journey to the Beginning of Time
Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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What kind of time-travel story is this?
Time travel drives much of the story.
Meets the archive’s time-travel criteria. The mechanism is classified as Unknown.
Why the archive makes this assessment (spoilers)
The boys’ river journey passes through successive prehistoric eras. Movement through geological time structures the adventure rather than merely depositing the characters in one historical setting.
The original follows a river of time into prehistory; the cause is unexplained. The later American recut adds a dream frame, so version matters.
Check the supporting sources ↓An editorial assessment based on the archive’s documented plot research.
Explore other films in this classification →Scale, legacy & time
The scores
Titan55.0
Weighted archive score
Time-travel significance8/10
high confidence
Quality consensus7.1/10
Aggregate source ratings
How Titan works
Titan combines the archive’s quality, audience and legacy base with the significance of time travel. It is an index, not a score out of 100, and is distinct from the FMV archive’s scoring model.
Titan = base × [0.20 + 0.80 × (time-travel score ÷ 10)²]
This film: 77.27 base × 71.2% weighting.
Partial inputs flag incomplete source metadata. Provisional weighting flags a time-travel assessment that remains uncertain; it receives no additional confidence penalty.
The evidence
Research & sources
Research notes may reveal plot details.
These sources support the plot facts and catalog research. The numerical scores are the archive’s judgments, not ratings supplied by these sources.
Cast: Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrmann, Josef Lukáš, Zdeněk Husták, Bedřich Šetena
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Releases & formats
2 cataloged editions. Narrow by format, then check region, audio and subtitles. Missing specifications mean unknown, not absent.
These listings do not establish a best edition. Use the specifications to shortlist compatible releases, then follow the source to verify details and availability.
Blu-ray
Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman (1955-1961)
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- Release date
- Feb 25, 2020
- Studio
- Criterion
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region A
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Three-disc set (3 BD-50)