When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
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- G
- 1h 40min
- Adventure, Fantasy
- 17 Mar 1971 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
Victoria Vetri | ... |
Sanna
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Robin Hawdon | ... |
Tara
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Patrick Allen | ... |
Kingsor / Narrator
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Drewe Henley | ... |
Khaku
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Sean Caffrey | ... |
Kane
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Magda Konopka | ... |
Ulido
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Imogen Hassall | ... |
Ayak
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Patrick Holt | ... |
Ammon
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Jan Rossini | ... |
Rock Girl
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Carol Hawkins | ... |
Yani
(as Carol-Anne Hawkins)
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Maria O'Brien | ... |
Omah
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Connie Tilton | ... |
Sand Mother
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Maggie Lynton | ... |
Rock Mother
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Jimmy Lodge | ... |
Fisherman
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Billy Cornelius | ... |
Hunter
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Ray Ford | ... |
Hunter
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ann Barrass | ... |
Cavewoman (uncredited)
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Polly Dillon | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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John Levene | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dido Plumb | ... |
Caveman (uncredited)
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Charles Price | ... |
Caveman (uncredited)
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Jacqueline Pullen | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Val Guest |
Written by
Val Guest | ... | (written for the screen by) |
J.G. Ballard | ... | (treatment by) (as J.B. Ballard) |
Produced by
Aida Young | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Mario Nascimbene |
Cinematography by
Dick Bush | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Peter Curran |
Art Direction by
John Blezard |
Costume Design by
Carl Toms |
Makeup Department
Joyce James | ... | hairdressing supervisor |
Richard Mills | ... | make-up supervisor |
Production Management
Christopher Sutton | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Stoneman | ... | assistant director |
Jim Danforth | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Carlos Gil | ... | first assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
Miguel Gil | ... | co-first assistant director: Spain (uncredited) |
Art Department
Albert Blackshaw | ... | construction manager |
Ken Barley | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Frank Goulding | ... | dubbing editor |
Kevin Sutton | ... | sound recordist |
Bob Foley | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Patrick Heigham | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Ted Karnon | ... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) |
A.W. Watkins | ... | sound supervisor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Alan Bryce | ... | special effects (as Allan Bryce) |
Roger Dicken | ... | special effects |
Brian Johnson | ... | special effects (as Brian Johncock) |
Martin Gutteridge | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Brian Humphrey | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Garth Inns | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Jim Danforth | ... | special visual effects |
David Allen | ... | visual effects assistant (uncredited) |
Les Bowie | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Ray Caple | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Jim Danforth | ... | effects cameraman (uncredited) / matte artist (uncredited) / process projectionist (uncredited) / stop-motion animator (uncredited) / visual effects designer/director (uncredited) |
Doug Ferris | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Peter Melrose | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
Steve Emerson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Peter Pocock | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John Cabrera | ... | 2nd unit cameraman (as Johnny Cabrera) |
Ray Andrew | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Ronnie Fox Rogers | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Jerry Sandler | ... | clapper/loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Owen-Smith | ... | wardrobe master |
Location Management
Ariel Levy | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
Philip Martell | ... | musical supervisor |
Mario Nascimbene | ... | special music effects |
Philip Martell | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Josephine Knowles | ... | continuity |
Susanna Merry | ... | continuity: second unit |
Additional Crew
Alan Harris | ... | stand-in: Sean Caffrey (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sathya Movies (1970) (World-wide)
- Warner Bros. (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1971) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Rosa Films S.A. (1971) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros Pictures (1971) (India) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros F. E. Inc.) (Bombay)
- Warner Bros. (1971) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico (1971) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1976) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1993) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Bros. (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Set in the ancient (film) past when human beings and dinosaurs lived side-by-side, a small, struggling tribe sacrifice blonde-haired women to their Sun god in return for protection from the giant creatures that prey upon them. Sanna, one of the sacrificial offerings, escapes when a freak storm interrupts the ceremony. As she searches for a safe haven, she encounters hostility from both rival tribes and many huge, and deadly, beasts.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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Taglines | A Hammer film greater than "ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | GBP566,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | A 27-word "caveman language" was created for this film, supposedly drawing on Phoenician, Latin and Sanskrit sources. Some of the key words in this language are "Neecha", meaning "Stop" or "Come back"; "zak", meaning "gone" or "left"; "Akita", meaning "Look" or "See"; "neecro", meaning "bad" or "evil"; "m'kan", meaning "kill" or "killed"; "mata", meaning "dead"; "Yo Kita", meaning "Go". See more » |
Goofs | Dinosaurs had already been extinct for millions of years before human beings in their now-recognizable form first appeared on Earth. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from The Lost World (1960). See more » |
Quotes |
[first lines]
Narrator: A time of beginnings, of darkness, of light, of the Sun, the Earth, the sea, of man. The beginnings of man living with man, by the sea, in the mountains. The beginnings of love... See more » |