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| James Franciscus | ... | Tuck Kirby | |
| Gila Golan | ... | T.J. | |
| Richard Carlson | ... | Champ | |
| Laurence Naismith | ... | Professor Bromley | |
| Freda Jackson | ... | Tia Zorina - the Witch | |
| Gustavo Rojo | ... | Carlos | |
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Dennis Kilbane | ... | Rowdy |
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Mario De Barros | ... | Bean |
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Cowboy James Franciscus seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus 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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Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.Parents Guide:
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1969 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
The Valley--Where Time Stood Still See more »Filming Locations:
Catedral de la Encarnación de Almería, 8 plaza de la Catedral, Almeria, Spain See more »Company Credits
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The sound that Gwangi makes is that of a camel and a raspberry run backwards. See more »Goofs
Gwangi's apparent color changes several times over the course of the movie because there was so much animation to do that Harryhausen did not have enough time to do proper color testing. See more »Crazy Credits
In the closing credits cast list, Order #10 is GWANGI See more »Alternate Versions
When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1995 when the film was granted a '12' certificate for home video. In 2003, the BBFC later re-rated the film to a 'U' certificate for its DVD release in 2004, this being the same uncut release since certification in 1995. See more »Connections
Featured in Animation Lookback: The Best of Stop Motion - Ray Harryhausen 2/2 (2014) See more »
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What's not to like here-James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Naismeth, the excellent Harryhausen Allosaurus F/X, the dino-elephant battle, the cowboys roping the dino scene, etc. Very nicely done. No great acting, of course, and nothing you haven't seen already in Kong or 100 other places, but its what they do with it here that makes it worth yer while.
Personally I always enjoy it when I see it; I think it's one of the better dino flix you can find pre-Jurassic Park.
*** outta ****, esp if you like Harryhousen's stuff.