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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

  • 1970
  • G
  • 1h 36m
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5.1/10
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic era.
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Dinosaur AdventureAdventureFantasyRomanceSci-Fi

Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.

  • Director
    • Val Guest
  • Writers
    • Val Guest
    • J.G. Ballard
  • Stars
    • Victoria Vetri
    • Robin Hawdon
    • Patrick Allen
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Val Guest
    • Writers
      • Val Guest
      • J.G. Ballard
    • Stars
      • Victoria Vetri
      • Robin Hawdon
      • Patrick Allen
    • 73User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Victoria Vetri
    Victoria Vetri
    • Sanna
    Robin Hawdon
    Robin Hawdon
    • Tara
    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Kingsor…
    Drewe Henley
    Drewe Henley
    • Khaku
    Sean Caffrey
    Sean Caffrey
    • Kane
    Magda Konopka
    Magda Konopka
    • Ulido
    Imogen Hassall
    Imogen Hassall
    • Ayak
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Ammon
    Jan Rossini
    Jan Rossini
    • Rock Girl
    Carol Hawkins
    Carol Hawkins
    • Yani
    • (as Carol-Anne Hawkins)
    Maria O'Brien
    • Omah
    Connie Tilton
    • Sand Mother
    Maggie Lynton
    • Rock Mother
    Jimmy Lodge
    • Fisherman
    Billy Cornelius
    • Hunter
    Ray Ford
    • Hunter
    Ann Barrass
    • Cavewoman
    • (uncredited)
    Polly Dillon
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Val Guest
    • Writers
      • Val Guest
      • J.G. Ballard
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    • 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".
    • Goofs
      Dinosaurs had already been extinct for millions of years before human beings in their now-recognizable form first appeared on Earth.
    • 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...

    • Alternate versions
      Several nude scenes were made for the film, but were cut from the original U.S. theatrical release of it in order to ensure a "G" rating. They include a scene of Tara (Robin Hawdon) and Sanna (Victoria Vetri) making love in a cave, a scene where they both go skinny-dipping in a lake and a scene of Tara taking off Sanna's clothes on the beach. The aforementioned nude scenes remained in the uncut UK version, however (as Vetri revealed in a 1984 interview). This version has also officially been released in the U.S. at last on Blu-ray on February 28, 2017 and on DVD-R on April 4, 2017 by Warner Archive.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Lost World (1960)

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    I felt like a kid again!

    When I was a kid, my older brother bought a cheap, B/W, very dark copy of this movie on super-8mm to play on his projector, from an ad in «Famous Monsters»... Wow! Did I love this movie!!! I must have watched it at least 50 times!

    Since then, I've always wanted to see a complete version (because the reel my brother had bought was only a 15 minutes version of it) of this movie but, with no luck. Until yesterday that is, when I found a used VHS of it, and for a mere $5, I finally saw with my own eyes what my imagination could only supply till now: vibrant colors, longer scenes, "ancient" dialogues, etc...

    It was better than I had imagined! I was glued to the TV set like I was 6, all over again...

    I read the users comments before writing this one and found it sad that some comments, are missing the point completely! This ain't an historical movie! It's pure escapism fun! The same way "The Valley of Gwangi" is, or any Harryhausen movie was... Watching this movie made me regret having thrown out all my old «Prehistoric Scenes» Aurora model kits!
    • burtsimpson555
    • Jul 17, 2004
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    • Release date
      • March 17, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • Aboriginal
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Als Dinosaurier die Erde beherrschten
    • Filming locations
      • Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production company
      • Hammer Films
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    • Budget
      • £566,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.75 : 1

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