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The Valley of Gwangi (1968)

Director: James O'Connolly

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From Time Out Film Guide

A Charles Schneer/Ray Harryhausen fantasy for Dynamation special effects fans only: a reworking of the King Kong structure that has turn-of-the-century Wild West show boss Franciscus venturing into Mexico's Forbidden Valley in search of prehistoric specimens. A formula writing credit for William Bast, one of the very few screenwriters to have been characterised on screen: by Michael Brandon in the telemovie James Dean, which tracked the friendship between the actor and Bast from UCLA to Dean's death.

Author: PT

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: James O'Connolly

Producer: Charles H Schneer

Cast: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo full cast

Genre(s): Fantasy

Duration: 95 mins


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