The Lost World (1960)
- Starring:
- Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, (more)
- Director(s):
- Irwin Allen
- Category:
- Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of an expedition to a remote plateau rumored to be the home of prehistoric beasts, already the basis of a 1925 sci-fi classic, is again brought to the screen in Irwin Allen's lesser version. Claude Rains stars as Professor Challenger, who leads a team of fellow scientists and adventurers deep into the Amazon jungle. The team must battle unforgiving jungle conditions before arriving at the isolated plateau that is their final destination. There they discover a strange group of prehistoric beasts and unexpectedly find themselves in a fight for survival. While the 1925 Harry Hoyt version is still considered noteworthy for its ground-breaking stop-motion effects, Allen relies on enlarged footage of modern-day animals dressed up as their prehistoric counterparts, a technique that has aged less gracefully. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast of The Lost World
- Michael Rennie - Lord John Roxton
- David Hedison - Ed Malone
- Fernando Lamas - Manuel Gomez
- Ray Stricklyn - David Holmes
- Ian Wolfe - Burton White
- Colin Campbell - Prof. Waldron
- Jill St. John - Jennifer Holmes
- Claude Rains - George Edward Challenger
- Richard Haydn - Professor Walter Summerlee
- Jay Novello - Costa
- John Graham - Stuart Holmes
- Vitina Marcus - Native Girl
- Director(s):
- Irwin Allen
- Writer(s):
- Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett
- Producer(s):
- Irwin Allen
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action / Adventure
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