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The Lost World

1925106 minUnited States
AdventureFantasy

Synopsis

An explorer's daughter brings a journal containing drawings of living dinosaurs to Professor Challenger. Ridiculed for accepting its claims, he seeks proof on a remote South American plateau. The expedition travels toward a world that contemporary science believes has vanished.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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102:30
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Harry O. Hoyt; Internet Archive identifier : the-lost-world-1925-1080p-blu-ray-x-264 · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsHarry O. Hoyt

Behind the scenes

Willis O'Brien's stop-motion creatures made model animation a principal attraction in a feature-length adventure. The adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel connects literary exploration to a major step in cinematic special effects.

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