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One Million Years B.C. ()

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Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe, but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.
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Loana
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Tumak
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Sakana
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Akhoba
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Nupondi
Jean Wladon ...
Ahot
Lisa Thomas ...
Sura
Malya Nappi ...
Tohana
Richard James ...
Young Rock Man
William Lyon Brown ...
Payto
Frank Hayden ...
1st Rock Man
Terence Maidment ...
1st Shell Man
Micky De Rauch ...
1st Shell Girl
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Ullah
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Narrator (uncredited)
Heraclio Niz Mesa ...
Caveman (uncredited)
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One of the Cave People (uncredited)
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Narrator (uncredited)
Dido Plumb ...
Caveman (uncredited)
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Loana (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Don Chaffey

Written by

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Michael Carreras ... (screenplay)
 
Mickell Novack ... (adapted from an original screenplay by) (as Mickell Novak) &
George Baker ... (adapted from an original screenplay by) &
Joseph Frickert ... (adapted from an original screenplay by)

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Michael Carreras ... producer
Hal Roach ... associate producer (uncredited)
Aida Young ... associate producer

Music by

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Mario Nascimbene

Cinematography by

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Wilkie Cooper ... director of photography

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Tom Simpson

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James Needs ... supervising editor
Robert C. Dearberg ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Anthony Sloman ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Robert Jones

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Carl Toms

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Olga Angelinetta ... hairdressing supervisor
Wally Schneiderman ... makeup supervisor

Production Management

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John Wilcox ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dennis Bertera ... assistant director (as Denis Bertera)
Ray Atcheler ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Colin Lord ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Kenneth McCallum Tait ... assistant art director
Bill Beavis ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael Finlay ... painter (uncredited)
Colin Monk ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Mickey Pugh ... assistant standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roy Baker ... sound editor
Alfred Cox ... sound editor
A.W. Lumkin ... recording director
Bill Rowe ... sound mixer
Len Shilton ... sound mixer
Peter Margrave ... assistant boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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George Blackwell ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Ray Harryhausen ... special visual effects creator
Bob Cuff ... matte painter (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gillian Aldam ... stunt double: Raquel Welch (uncredited)
Norman Hibbert ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Harcourt ... camera operator
Jack Mills ... second unit cameraman
Steve Birtles ... gaffer (uncredited)
Ted Deason ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Michael Garfath ... clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Geoff Glover ... focus puller (uncredited)
Pierre Luigi ... still photographer (uncredited)
Ken Nicholson ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Martin O'Connor ... key grip (uncredited)
Ronnie Pilgrim ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ivy Baker ... wardrobe mistress

Music Department

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Philip Martell ... musical supervisor
Mario Nascimbene ... composer: special musical effects
Philip Martell ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gladys Goldsmith ... continuity
Marjorie Lavelly ... continuity (as Marjory Lavelly)

Additional Crew

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Les Bowie ... prologue designer
Alan Thomson ... publicity director (uncredited)
John Trehy ... production accountant (uncredited)
Bob Webb ... publicist (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Caveman Tumak (John Richardson) is banished from his savage tribe. He finds a brief home amongst a group of gentle seacoast dwelling cave people until he is banished from them as well. Missing him, one of their women, Loana (Raquel Welch), leaves with him, deciding to face the harsh prehistoric world with its monsters and volcanoes as a couple. Written by Jim Cobb

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Taglines MEN AND MONSTERS BATTLE TO RULE THE EARTH! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Day of the Monsters (United Kingdom)
  • Un million d'années avant J.C. (France)
  • Eine Million Jahre vor unserer Zeit (Germany)
  • Hace un millón de años (Spain)
  • 1.000.000 χρόνια προ Χριστού (Greece)
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  • 100 min
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Budget GBP422,816 (estimated)

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Trivia As the Shell People are attacked by a giant turtle, Loana calls it "Archelon", the real scientific name for the animal. The name is Greek and means "king turtle". See more »
Goofs When the boy tries to steal the meat and has his hand stood on, he cries out and there is a lingering shot of his mouth, showing dental fillings. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970). See more »
Crazy Credits Characters and scenes appearing and names used are imaginary, and every reference to names, characters or facts really happened is purely fictional. See more »
Quotes [repeated line]
Loana: Akita!
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