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The Valley of Gwangi( 1969)

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Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.

Overview

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Franciscus

      Tuck

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      Gila Golan

      T.J.

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      Richard Carlson

      Champ

    4. cast image

      Laurence Naismith

      Professor Bromley

    5. cast image

      Freda Jackson

      Tia Zorina

    6. cast image

      Gustavo Rojo

      Carlos

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      Dennis Kilbane

      Rowdy

    8. cast image

      Mario De Barros

      Bean

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      Curtis Arden

      Lope

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    A review by Potential Kermode

    10
    Written by Potential Kermode on Tue Feb 14 2017
    **Ray Harryhausen's best work** Forget the patches of swinging sixties dialogue and the questionable acting prowess of Gila Golan and let us instead consider Harryhausen's superb animation, the beauty of Erwin Hillier's Technicolor photography and Jerome Moross' unbeatable western musical score - definitely the best soundtrack for a western ever recorded. Yes, indeed, _even better_ than his score for The Big Country. James Franciscus (star of Beneath the Planet of the Apes) is the hero here and although two dimensional - the old Franciscus charm saves the day. Franciscus gives us a likeab...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • mexico
    • elephant
    • gypsy
    • circus
    • stop motion
    • dinosaur
    • cowboy
    • evil dwarf
    • allosaurus
    • 1900s
    • ray harryhausen
    • dynamation
    • charles h schneer