A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.
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James Franciscus
Tuck Kirby
Gila Golan
T.J. Breckenridge
Richard Carlson
Champ
Laurence Naismith
Professor Bromley
Freda Jackson
Tia Zorina
Gustavo Rojo
Carlos
Dennis Kilbane
Rowdy
Mario De Barros
Bean
Curtis Arden
Lope
Director
Jim O'Connolly
Screenplay
William Bast
Tagline
"Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Potential Kermode
February 14, 2017
**Ray Harryhausen's best work** Forget the patches of swinging sixties dialogue and the questionable acting prowess of Gila Golan and let us instead consider Harryhausen's superb animation, the beauty of Erwin Hillier's Technicolor photography and Jerome Moross' unbeatable western musical score - definitely the best soundtrack for a western ever recorded. Yes, indeed, _even better_ than his sco...
John Chard
May 4, 2017
The Western fantasy film boosted by some Harryhausen genius. Shot in Technicolor by Erwin Hillier and in Dynamation, The Valley Of Gwangi sees Tuck Kirby (James Franciscus) and a team of cowboys get more than they bargained for when they enter a hidden valley in Mexico. For here, prehistoric creatures reside and the cowboys come up with the idea of capturing a Tyrannosaurus Rex to become the ch...
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