Movie Review: At the Earth's Core (1976)
Synopsis: A British scientist, Dr. Abner Perry, and American financier David Innes build a drilling machine in Victorian times and use their "Iron Mole" to explore underneath the Earth's crust. To their surprise, they end up in an underground prehistoric land with strange, deadly beasts and a human population that is enslaved by the ape-like Sagoths, which are under the telepathic control of the Mahars, a species of pterosaurs. After being captured with the rest of the humans, David falls in love with a princess, Dia, and goes to her rescue when she is chosen as a sacrifice. Who's in it? The movie stars Peter Cushing , Doug McClure, Caroline Munro, Godfrey James and Cy Grant. Review: I came across At the Earth's Core last night, while looking for a movie to watch this morning. While it is a premise that has been done many times before (and after), I saw it started Peter Cushing and figured I'd give it a try as a result. The movie certainly turned out to ...