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The Land That Time Forgot

1974 · 90 min

A creaky but charming lost-world adventure with stop-motion dinosaurs and a submarine standoff, best enjoyed as nostalgic Saturday-matinee fun.

Tagline
THE ADVENTURE YOU WILL NEVER FORGET!
Overview
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. After getting lost in fog, the submarine surfaces near the unknown island of Caprona, a lost world where they find dinosaurs and Neanderthals.

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  • Channel 4 Plus
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • exploration
  • war
  • nature
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
science fiction, action, adventure
Directed by
Kevin Connor
Written by
Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn
Starring
Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley, Godfrey James, Bobby Parr, Declan Mulholland
Music
Douglas Gamley
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
German, English

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