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The Lost World

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The Lost World (1960)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,875
9,803
  • Director
    • Irwin Allen
  • Writers
    • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
    • Irwin Allen(screenplay)
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Michael Rennie
    • Jill St. John
    • David Hedison
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  • Director
    • Irwin Allen
  • Writers
    • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
    • Irwin Allen(screenplay)
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Michael Rennie
    • Jill St. John
    • David Hedison
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    • 82User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Claude Rains, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, and Michael Rennie in The Lost World (1960)
    Claude Rains, Jill St. John, David Hedison, and Michael Rennie in The Lost World (1960)
    Claude Rains, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, and Michael Rennie in The Lost World (1960)
    Jill St. John, Anne Dore, and Michael Rennie in The Lost World (1960)
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    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Lord John Roxton
    Jill St. John
    Jill St. John
    • Jennifer Holmes
    • (as Jill St.John)
    David Hedison
    David Hedison
    • Ed Malone
    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Prof. George Edward Challenger
    Fernando Lamas
    Fernando Lamas
    • Manuel Gomez
    Richard Haydn
    Richard Haydn
    • Prof. Summerlee
    Ray Stricklyn
    Ray Stricklyn
    • David Holmes
    Jay Novello
    Jay Novello
    • Costa
    Vitina Marcus
    Vitina Marcus
    • Native Girl
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Burton White
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Man at Airport
    • (uncredited)
    Ross Brown
    • Airport Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Colin Campbell
    Colin Campbell
    • Prof. Waldron
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Cavens
    • French Member of Zoological Institute Forum
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Chance
    Larry Chance
    • Indian Chief
    • (uncredited)
    Phyllis Coghlan
    • British Member of Zoological Institute Forum
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Cristo
    • Guest at Zoological Institute Forum
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Dore
    • Member of Zoological Institute Forum
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Irwin Allen
    • Writers
      • Charles Bennett(screenplay)
      • Irwin Allen(screenplay)
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      One of the last screen credits for Willis H. O'Brien who was the mastermind behind the special effects for the original King Kong (1933). O'Brien's input was largely restricted to hundreds of conceptual sketches for the dinosaurs. Budget limitations meant that none of them were realized on film.
    • Goofs
      When the explorers encounter the dinosaur in the "Cave of Fire", the wires holding the monster upright can be seen.
    • Quotes

      Professor George Edward Challenger: [to the people at the Zoological Institute] Live dinosaurs!

    • Connections
      Edited into Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Turn Back the Clock (1964)

    User reviews82

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    Excellent first sound version of this story
    This was the first sound version of the Lost World and I think it is one of the best. The silent, 1925 movie is the best. There have been several remakes since this one.

    Professor Challenger takes a party to an uncharted plateau where dinosaurs still roam. They arrive there by helicopter, but not long after they get there, this is destroyed by a dinosaur. Despite this, they explore the land and capture a native cave girl, who knows how to use a gun. We learn that Lord Roxton has been here on a previous expedition and he killed Gomez's brother. After a fight between two dinosaurs, the party are captured by unfriendly natives, who are cannibals. Luckily, the cave girl who the party captured earlier helps them to escape and after meeting Burton White, the blind surviver of an earlier expedition, make their way along a narrow ridge where Challenger nearly meets his death. The party collects some diamonds and then Gomez holds everyone hostage as he wants Lord Roxton dead, but the gun shot wakes the "fire monster" and it eats Costa. Gomez then meets his death by falling in the lava helping to open a rock door. The plateau then blows its top and everyone is safe. But one last explosion causes the dinosaur egg they found to fall on the floor and break, revealing a baby T-Rex...

    The "dinosaurs" in this movie are enlarged lizards with fins and horns attached to them and an enlarged crocodile. This what director Irwin Allen wanted unfortunately. Pity he did not want stop-motion, despite Willis O'Brien helping with the special effects. We also see a giant spider and man eating plants.

    The movie has a great cast: Claude Rains (The Invisible Man), Michael Rennie (The Day the Earth Stood Still), David Hedison (The Fly, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea) and Bond Girl Jill St John (Diamonds Are Forever).

    I enjoyed this movie, despite the non stop-motion dinosaurs.

    Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Irwin Allen Productions
      • Saratoga Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,515,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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