When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970
G
1h 36m

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5.1/10

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Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic era.

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Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Yani
(as Carol-Anne Hawkins)

Maria O'Brien

Omah

Connie Tilton

Sand Mother

Maggie Lynton

Rock Mother

Jimmy Lodge

Fisherman

Billy Cornelius

Hunter

Ray Ford

Hunter

Ann Barrass

Cavewoman
(uncredited)

Polly Dillon

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Val Guest
Writers
- Val Guest
- J.G. Ballard
All cast & crew
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Trivia
A 27-word "caveman language" was created for this film, supposedly drawing on Phoenician, Latin and Sanskrit sources. Some of the key words in this language are "Neecha", meaning "Stop" or "Come back"; "zak", meaning "gone" or "left"; "Akita", meaning "Look" or "See"; "neecro", meaning "bad" or "evil"; "m'kan", meaning "kill" or "killed"; "mata", meaning "dead"; "Yo Kita", meaning "Go".

Goofs
Dinosaurs had already been extinct for millions of years before human beings in their now-recognizable form first appeared on Earth.

Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator: A time of beginnings, of darkness, of light, of the Sun, the Earth, the sea, of man. The beginnings of man living with man, by the sea, in the mountains. The beginnings of love...

Alternate versions
Several nude scenes were made for the film, but were cut from the original U.S. theatrical release of it in order to ensure a "G" rating. They include a scene of Tara (Robin Hawdon) and Sanna (Victoria Vetri) making love in a cave, a scene where they both go skinny-dipping in a lake and a scene of Tara taking off Sanna's clothes on the beach. The aforementioned nude scenes remained in the uncut UK version, however (as Vetri revealed in a 1984 interview). This version has also officially been released in the U.S. at last on Blu-ray on February 28, 2017 and on DVD-R on April 4, 2017 by Warner Archive.

Connections
Edited from The Lost World (1960)

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Featured review

5/10

Great fun to watch

I remember seeing this movie with my brother at the theater back in 1971. When we arrived, we received a book with the language used in the movie and a rough translation. I can find no mention of that book on any web site, and haven't purchased the video to see if it is still printed. It was great fun watching it again today after so many years. Even without the translation, the movie is very enjoyable and great fun to watch. Although the "dinosaurs" leave a little to be desired compared to today's movies, they did a great job integrating real lizards into the film.