Journey to the Beginning of Time

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Journey to the Beginning of Time
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Karel Zeman
Written by	J.A. Novotný Karel Zeman
Produced by	William Cayton
Starring	Josef Lukáš Petr Herrmann Zdeněk Husták Vladimír Bejval
Cinematography	Antonín Horak Václav Pazdernik
Edited by	Zdenek Stehlik
Music by	E.F. Burian Frantisek Strangmüller
Production company	Filmové Studio Gottwaldov
Distributed by	Ceskoslovenský Státní Film
Release date	August 5, 1955 (August 5, 1955)
Running time	93 minutes (Czech) 84 minutes (U.S.)
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech
Budget	2 million KČs[1]

Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czech: Cesta do pravěku, literally "Journey into prehistory") is a 1955 Czechoslovak science fiction adventure directed by Karel Zeman. Produced in color using a combination of 2-D and 3-D models, the film uses a documentary style to show extinct animal species behaving naturally in their own environments. It was the first of Zeman's productions to include actors in conjunction with stop-motion and special effects. It won awards at the International Film Festivals of Venice and Mannheim.

In 1966, Cesta do pravěku was dubbed into English and partly re-filmed, creating the US version, Journey to the Beginning of Time.