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Director:
Writers:
J.G. Ballard (treatment)
Val Guest (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 March 1971 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Hammer film greater than 'ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.' more
Plot:
Set in a non-existant past when humans and dinosaurs lived together, a small tribe is struggling to... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Reviews:
Educational! Fun! more (42 total)

Cast

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Victoria Vetri ... Sanna
Robin Hawdon ... Tara
Patrick Allen ... Kingsor
Drewe Henley ... Khaku
Sean Caffrey ... Kane
Magda Konopka ... Ulido
Imogen Hassall ... Ayak
Patrick Holt ... Ammon
Jan Rossini ... Rock Girl
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
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Directed by
Val Guest 
 
Writing credits
J.G. Ballard (treatment) (as J.B. Ballard)

Val Guest (screenplay)

Produced by
Aida Young .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mario Nascimbene 
 
Cinematography by
Dick Bush 
 
Film Editing by
Peter Curran 
 
Art Direction by
John Blezard 
 
Costume Design by
Carl Toms 
 
Makeup Department
Joyce James .... hair styles supervisor
Richard Mills .... makeup 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
 
Sound Department
Frank Goulding .... dubbing editor
Kevin Sutton .... sound recordist
Ted Karnon .... sound re-recordist (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
Dave Allen .... visual effects assistant (uncredited)
Jim Danforth .... effects cameraman (uncredited)
Jim Danforth .... matte artist (uncredited)
Jim Danforth .... process projectionist (uncredited)
Jim Danforth .... stop-motion animator (uncredited)
Jim Danforth .... visual effects designer/director (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Cabrera .... camera operator: second unit (as Johnny Cabrera)
Ronnie Fox Rogers .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Owen-Smith .... wardrobe master
 
Music Department
Philip Martell .... music supervisor
Mario Nascimbene .... special music effects
 
Other crew
Josephine Knowles .... continuity
Susanna Merry .... continuity: second unit
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
Germany:100 min | Portugal:97 min | USA:96 min
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Language:
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Finland:K-16 (original rating) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:G | West Germany:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Victoria Vetri revealed in a 1984 interview that the U.K. version of the film contains nudity. The nude scenes include her character Sanna making love to Tara (Robin Hawdon) in a cave. more
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28 out of 30 people found the following review useful.
Educational! Fun!, 24 December 2002
Author: kynoceph from New Orleans, LA

Things I learned from this movie:

1) Dirt never sticks to cavewomen, but it does stick to cavemen. Cavemen are, in fact, so dirty that it makes you wonder why cavewomen ever consented to be with them.

2) Cavewomen, by the way, are hot!

3) Giant Crabs will eat you if they have the chance.

4) Always be nice to dinosaurs if you can, they will become your friends and save you from a horrible fate.

5) Bondage is as old as man.

6) Bikinis are as old as man. (See also "One Million Years BC" for further details.) Also, they stay on under amazing situations, although only barely.

7) The words "Agoba" and particularly "AKEETA," were important linguistic developments in the history of speech.

8) In the time it takes a tidal wave to reach the shore, you have time to make a boat and fight over it with your arch-rival.

9) Never, never stand in front of a tidal wave, waving your arms about and trying to turn it back by magic. This will not work.

10) Cavewomen are HOT! Wait, did I say that already? OK, number 10 is: AKEETA!

In short, a priceless movie. Meaning that you should pay as little as possible to see it, but you should see it.

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