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The Lost World (1960)

APPROVED 97 min  -  Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi  -   13 July 1960 (USA)
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Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.

Director:

Irwin Allen

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), Charles Bennett (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Michael Rennie, Jill St. John and David Hedison
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michael Rennie ...
Jill St. John ...
Jennifer Holmes (as Jill St.John)
David Hedison ...
Claude Rains ...
Fernando Lamas ...
Manuel Gomez
Richard Haydn Richard Haydn ...
Ray Stricklyn Ray Stricklyn ...
David Holmes
Jay Novello Jay Novello ...
Costa
Vitina Marcus Vitina Marcus ...
Native Girl
Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe ...
Burton White
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Professor Challenger leads team of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep within the Amazonian jungle to investigate reports that dinosaurs still live there. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Professor | Expedition | Jungle | Scientist  | See more »

Taglines:

In the middle of the twentieth century, you fall off the brink of time! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World See more »

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm mag-optical prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Director Irwin Allen wanted to use stop-motion dinosaurs for this film, but due to budget reasons he had to use lizards - mainly monitor lizards - as dinosaurs. Plastic horns and spikes were attached to them to make them look more like dinosaurs. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Gomez walks out into the jungle to scout around, he's suddenly heard calling out for help - but he's still seen walking calmly in the distance, unharmed and clearly not calling out at all. See more »

Quotes

Lord John Roxton: The best title for a woman is still "Mrs!".
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Connections

Referenced in The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (2009) See more »