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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 312

Prehistoric Women

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Synopsis

A community of women captures men from a neighbouring Stone Age group. One captive escapes and discovers a means of controlling fire, changing the balance between them. As dangerous creatures threaten both groups, practical ingenuity becomes entangled with rivalry, courtship and the possibility of a different kind of community.

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Historical context

Gregg G. Tallas's independent fantasy uses an invented prehistoric world for a conflict between men and women. Its monsters and gender roles belong to mid-century adventure entertainment; the film does not attempt an archaeological reconstruction of early human societies.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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