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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth poster
Directed by
Val Guest
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, science fiction film, monster film, animal horror film, speculative fiction film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
G
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 94 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prehistoric tribe threatens a woman who is considered a sacrifice to the sun. She escapes and finds shelter with a different tribe, but the dinosaurs of the era present constant danger and conflict.

adventurousdatedlight-heartedcampypulpyaction-packednostalgicfantastical

What happens

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (titled When Dinosaurs Ruled the World in the U.K.) is a 1970 British fantasy film from Hammer Films, written and directed by Val Guest, and starring Victoria Vetri. It was produced by Aida Young. This was the third in Hammer's "Cave Girl" series, preceded by One Million Years B.C. (1966) and Prehistoric Women (1967); it was followed by Creatures the World Forgot (1971). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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