喜爱探险,对神秘宝藏充满了憧憬的李登布罗克教授(詹姆斯·梅森 James Mason 饰)在无意之中发现了一张历史悠久的羊皮纸,羊皮纸上记载了一位名叫阿尔纳的男子曾经前往地心探险的路线图。欣喜若狂的李登布罗克教授当即决定重走趟充满了危险和未知的地心之旅。 尽管遭到了朋友 们的强烈反对,李登布罗克教授还是带着侄子毅然决然地出发了。两人的旅途始于苏格兰爱丁堡,之后,来自冰岛的汉斯(Peter Ronson 饰)成为了他们可靠的向导。三人来到了斯奈菲尔火山口,从此进入地表之下,在长达三个月的旅程中经历了种种光怪陆离的现象,遇见了无数千奇百怪的动植物,甚至邂逅了神秘的种族。
Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...
一群学生在一个封闭的古堡里庆祝新年,但是他们抵达不久之后,一些奇怪的现象让人不安,本该开心的跨年却变成接二连三的悲剧...