Journey to the Center of Time (1967)

Director
David L. Hewitt

Main cast
Scott Brady; Anthony Eisley; Abraham Sofaer; Austin Green; Poupée Gamin

Genres
Sci-Fi

Description
Scientists must prove their time travel experiments can produce results, so their funding won't be cut off. They push their equipment, and travel 5000 years into the future, where they encounter aliens who are looking for a planet to colonize.


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