The Lost World (1960)
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24% of users liked it
(412 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irwin Allen
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 13, 1960 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Incredibly stiff adaptation of a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sci-fi story.
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
If you (and your kids) like Lost in Space, you're going to like Irwin Allen's version of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adventure.
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Cast
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Michael Rennie
as Lord John Roxton
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Jill St. John
as Jennifer Holmes
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David Hedison
as Ed Malone
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Claude Rains
as George Edward Challenger
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Fernando Lamas
as Manuel Gomez
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Richard Haydn
as Professor Walter Summerlee
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Ray Stricklyn
as David Holmes
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Jay Novello
as Costa
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Ian Wolfe
as Burton White
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John Graham
as Stuart Holmes
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Colin Campbell
as Prof. Waldron
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Vitina Marcus
as Native Girl
