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The People That Time Forgot

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
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5.4/10
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The People That Time Forgot (1977)
In 1919, a British expedition in the Antarctica region is searching for a lost American explorer and finds a hidden prehistoric world instead.
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In 1919, a British expedition in the Antarctica region is searching for a lost American explorer and finds a hidden prehistoric world instead.In 1919, a British expedition in the Antarctica region is searching for a lost American explorer and finds a hidden prehistoric world instead.In 1919, a British expedition in the Antarctica region is searching for a lost American explorer and finds a hidden prehistoric world instead.
IMDb RATING
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3.2K
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  • Director
    • Kevin Connor
  • Writers
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(based upon "The People That Time Forgot" by)
    • Patrick Tilley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Wayne
    • Doug McClure
    • Sarah Douglas
  • Director
    • Kevin Connor
  • Writers
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(based upon "The People That Time Forgot" by)
    • Patrick Tilley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Wayne
    • Doug McClure
    • Sarah Douglas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Milton Reid in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Doug McClure in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Doug McClure and Patrick Wayne in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
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    Dana Gillespie, Doug McClure, Milton Reid, and Patrick Wayne in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Dana Gillespie, Doug McClure, Milton Reid, and Patrick Wayne in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Milton Reid in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Patrick Wayne in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Sarah Douglas, Shane Rimmer, Thorley Walters, and Patrick Wayne in The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    The People That Time Forgot (1977)
    Dana Gillespie and Doug McClure in The People That Time Forgot (1977)

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    Patrick Wayne
    Patrick Wayne
    • Ben McBride
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Bowen Tyler
    Sarah Douglas
    Sarah Douglas
    • Charly
    Dana Gillespie
    Dana Gillespie
    • Ajor
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • Norfolk
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • Hogan
    Tony Britton
    Tony Britton
    • Captain Lawton
    John Hallam
    John Hallam
    • Chung-Sha
    David Prowse
    David Prowse
    • Executioner
    • (as Dave Prowse)
    Milton Reid
    Milton Reid
    • Sabbala
    Kiran Shah
    Kiran Shah
    • Bolum
    Richard LeParmentier
    Richard LeParmentier
    • Lt. Whitby
    • (as Richard Parmentier)
    Jimmy Ray
    • Lt. Graham
    Tony McHale
    Tony McHale
    • Telegraphist
    • Director
      • Kevin Connor
    • Writers
      • Edgar Rice Burroughs(based upon "The People That Time Forgot" by)
      • Patrick Tilley(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Paintings by Frank Frazetta appear in the film either as murals on walls or as the inspiration for tableaux performed by the characters.
    • Goofs
      After Ajor has freed them, they are climbing a hill. If you look closely, you can see Ajor is wearing a modern white panties.
    • Quotes

      [hearing a dinosaur roar]

      Ben McBride: What is it, Doc?

      Norfolk: It can only be one thing. Prehistoric!

      [they hear another roar]

      Norfolk: Definitely prehistoric.

      [they hear a woman's scream]

      Norfolk: That's human.

    • Connections
      Featured in Homo Erectus (1995)

    User reviews54

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    Great story - Bad FX
    I saw this film on a drive in double bill with THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT - and had read the books when I was 11 years old (Ace Paperbacks). LAND has hand puppet dinosaurs that don't move and look silly, PEOPLE has men in rubber suits as dinosaurs that look silly. Both films change the Burroughs stories (probably for budget reasons), but PEOPLE does something interesting - it combines the 2nd and 3rd book in Burroughs' series, using Act 1 of PEOPLE and Act 2&3 of OUT OF TIME'S ABYSS. The Weiros from ABYSS have been changed into Nagaas - a volcano cult dressed in Japanese Armor. (The Weiros were humanoids evolved from Pterodactyls - hard to do on a $1.98 budget.) This way they could take the old prisoner from ABYSS and turn him into Doug McClure's character.

    PEOPLE is much better than LAND for a couple of reasons. LAND not only had crappy FX, it looked like it was shot on an indoor stage! So even when there isn't some bad process shot of a hand puppet T-Rex growling, the movie looks fake. PEOPLE was shot on location in Spain, and has some nice big panoramic shots - one amazing shot of the team crossing the crest of a mountain looks like something out of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. The other reason why PEOPLE is better - cavegirls! If you read the books (with Frazetta covers) there were always half-naked cavegirls. As an 11 year-old boy, reading these was like discovering your Uncle's Playboy collection. Half naked girls! LAND has no cavegirls at all, PEOPLE has the Ajor character from the novel in a laced leather outfit that fits the drive in AIP scenario to a T.

    I love the books, and would love to do a modern adaptation (with today's FX).

    • Bill
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    • wcmartell
    • Jan 10, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1977 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM Studios (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caprona II
    • Filming locations
      • Canary Islands, Spain(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Amicus Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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