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The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

G | | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 1969 (UK)
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Cowboy James Franciscus seeks fame and fortune by capturing a Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus. His victim, called the Gwangi, turns out ... See full summary »

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(as James O'Connolly)

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(screenplay) (as William E. Bast), (additional material)

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
... Tuck Kirby
... T.J.
... Champ
... Professor Bromley
... Tia Zorina - the Witch
... Carlos
Dennis Kilbane ... Rowdy
Mario De Barros ... Bean
Curtis Arden ... Lope
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Cowboy James Franciscus seeks fame and fortune by capturing a Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus. His victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public. Another film featuring the stop-action special effects talents of Ray Harryhausen. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>

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valley | horse | wild west show | miniature horse | allosaurus | See All (54) »

Taglines:

Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.

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Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western

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1969 (UK)  »

Also Known As:

The Valley--Where Time Stood Still  »

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(Westrex Recording System)

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Trivia

The sound that Gwangi makes is that of a camel and a raspberry run backwards. See more »

Goofs

Early on, young Lope tells Tuck Kirby that the arena is two miles outside of the town. This is confirmed by Tuck encountering Professor Bromley's paleontological digs in open desert during his return from his first visit to it. However, at the film's climax the arena is clearly within the town. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Carlos: [yelling across a canyon] Miguel!
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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits cast list, Order #10 is GWANGI See more »

Connections

Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Top 12 Harryhausen Creatures (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

Gypsy Flamenco
(uncredited)
Music by Roland Harker
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why did the pterodactyl land on the ground instead of taking the boy up to its nest?
Q: Is Gwangi an Allosaurus or a Tyrannosaurus?
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You will like this little big movie!
12 April 2000 | by – See all my reviews

If you are a fan of dinosaur movie,this one won't upset you.I do like a way the screenplay told the story to us.Good for all ages.Wonderfully initiative mixture of cowboy and dinosaur and love story!! ..Good acting and grand western music scores help support the pics very much.Its theme song is as good as a theme for "The Big Country"...I dare say.Also,as for special effects,I can't say anything more to Ray's attempts.

Certainly,this movie isn't the best.But it can entertain you much more than you expect.
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