Land of the Giants 

A spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth.

Creator:

Irwin Allen

Stars:

Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Gary Conway	...	Capt. Steve Burton 51 episodes, 1968-1970
Don Matheson	...	Mark Wilson 51 episodes, 1968-1970
Stefan Arngrim	...	Barry Lockridge 51 episodes, 1968-1970
Don Marshall	...	Dan Erickson 51 episodes, 1968-1970
Deanna Lund	...	Valerie Scott 51 episodes, 1968-1970
Heather Young	...	Betty Hamilton 51 episodes, 1968-1970
Kurt Kasznar	...	Alexander B. Fitzhugh 51 episodes, 1968-1970

Storyline

The Spindrift, a sub-oribital spaceship on a flight from Los Angeles to London, became lost when it passed through a strange cloud in the ship's orbit around Earth. It landed on an alternate Earth-type planet, where the inhabitants were roughly twelve times the size of the Spindrift's passengers. Our heroes include the ship's captain (Steve Burton), co-pilot (Dan) and stewardess (Betty); an arrogant engineer (Mark); a sexy jet-setter (Valerie); a young boy (Barry) and his dog Chipper; and a mysterious rogue known as Commander Fitzhugh. Together they battle the planet's totalitarian government, try to avoid capture, and attempt to repair the Spindrift so they can get back home.

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Plot Keywords:

giant | dog | government agency | young boy | captain | 

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Taglines:

Mini-people - playthings in a world of giant tormentors!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Land of the Giants

Filming Locations:

Stage 21, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Irwin Allen Productions, Kent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (51 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series takes place in 1983.

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Goofs

Right through the whole series, distances have proven to be quite malleable. Examples include: the little people can reach a destination at about the same time as the giants, despite their longer strides; the little people can cover vast distances (across the city etc) in a short time span; the little people can cover the same ground in a similar time as giants in cars.

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Alternate Versions

Starting in March 2008, the American Life TV Network has aired second season prints that use the first season's theme music in the main title sequence while retaining the second season title's visuals.

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Connections

Featured in Best of Enemies (2015)

User Reviews

A memorable show.....

At a cost of over $250,000 per episode, "Land of the Giants" was the most expensive show of its time.(As well as the highest rated

when it premiered in October of 1968). That money was well spent on impressive visual effects, camera tricks, and enormous realistic props that had the audience believing they were watching 7 space travellers accidentally stranded on a world where everything was twelve times the size of the equivalent things on earth. This show remains visually quite impressive and is well remembered by those of us old enough to have seen it during its first run. Gary Conway and Don Marshall lead the cast as the pilot and co-pilot of the ill-fated 'Spindrift' spacecraft and

and Kevin Hagen is extremely effective in several episodes as the government agent of the giant world with the assigned task of hunting the earthmen down.