Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

The 1959 film "Journey to the Center of the Earth" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is a straightforward adventure story centered on exploration and survival, with all character relationships presented in a heteronormative context, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.

The film features Carla Goetaborg as the primary female character who participates in the expedition. Her role involves navigating environmental dangers and contributing to the group's survival, but she does not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

The 1959 film adapts Jules Verne's novel. While it introduces new female characters to the expedition, these are original creations for the film, not gender-swapped versions of established male characters from the source material. The core male characters retain their original gender.

The 1959 film adaptation of Jules Verne's novel features characters whose racial portrayals align with their established descriptions in the source material. No major or legacy characters were depicted as a different race than their original canon.