Raquel welch, john richardson, percy herbert, martine beswick. One million years bc original theatrical trailer 1966 youtube. But as a visual feast looking great on bluray, and as a film that is simply downright fun for a lot of the running time, this one hits the spot pretty nicely. The soundtrack was released in italy as a 7track limited edition vinyl lp on the. Following a fight with his father, tumak is exiled into the. Trancers movie poster italian, i think this also goes by the name. Harryhausens terrific stop motion dinosaurs, rachel welch in a fur bikini and a hero called toerag what more do you want. One million years bc 4k restoration on dual format in october. And the dinosaurs died out around 65 million years ago. Humans, neanderthals, homo erectus, and their direct ancestors were around 2. Like any ray harryhausen or hammer title, one million years b. With raquel welch, john richardson, percy herbert, robert brown. Hammers remake has a bigger claim to movie history. Ignoring the fact that the archelon turtle died out tens of millions of years before the first humans evolved, the specimen depicted in this movie is extremely large.
Premier fantasist ray harryhausens special visual effectsdinosaurs, a giant turtleand raquel welchs captivating presence helped hammer hit the boxoffice jackpot with disney veteran chaffeys adventure, a remakeif not updateof the 1940 movie. There were no dinosaurs one million years ago, having gone extinct 65 million years ago, however modern birds are descended from one branch of the dinosaurs. An epic tale of mans battle for survival at the dawn of civilisation, rival tribes the rock. Time has been surprisingly kind to this reworking of 1940s one million b. Hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Raquel sizzles while dinosaurs and the rest of the cast keep interfering with the view. Carole landis and victor mature star in the 1940 prehistoric adventure one million b. Nathan juran, 1958 and chaffeys jason and the argonauts 1963 had both featured harryhausens stopmotion animation creatures the dynamation process, and had been very profitable. This is a story of long ago, when the world was just beginning, announces a grim authoritative voice, reminding us of traditional in the beginning lore and suggesting divine origins, intent, and sanction of what is to come. Responsible for classics horror of dracula, curse of frankenstein, and record breaking. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing. While archeologists tell us humans did not live at the same time as dinosaurs, and our prehistoric ancestors probably didnt look much like ms. Don chaffeys film has an iconic stature for a particular generation, only reinforced when the familiar poster of raquel welch as loana.
Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. The film features several scenes of animal cruelty, including a dwarf alligator with costume glued to it made to fight against a tegu lizard, which is severely injured. The film was produced by hammer film productions and seven arts, and is a remake of the 1940 american fantasy film one million b. One million years bc cavewomen fight official clip. Soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Human beings and humanlike beings hominids are around 4 million years old.
One million years bc 4k restoration on dual format in. You cant believe everything you see in the movies, and one million years bc is no exception. Prehistoric man tumak john richardson is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty loana raquel welch, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe but he must fight caveman payto william lyon brown to win her favors. Us distributor kino lorber has announced the first bluray for the film to be released on february 14th, 2017. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The classic years 19561967 premier fantasist ray harryhausens special visual effectsdinosaurs, a giant turtleand raquel welchs captivating presence helped hammer hit the box. The film was made by hammer film productions, and was a remake of the 1940 hollywood film one million b. Raquel welch is shown as she starred in one million years, b. Made in 1966 by hammer film productions and seven arts yes, that hammer films, one million years b. One million years bc is a very basic tale, and certainly does little to stimulate the old grey matter. Percy herbert celebrity profile check out the latest percy herbert photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Raquel welch headlines in this prehistoric drama of tribes fighting giant creatures, and each other, for survival. Boasting some of the most iconic animation in ray harryhausens storied career, its visual spectacle is only heightened by this exceptional 4k remaster.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing one million years b. One of the most interesting aspects of the films from the golden age of italian exploitation cinema. Simple idea of the film is of the earth as a barren, hostile place, one million years b. So there would be no giant dinosaurs in one million bc. Beswick would headline in hammers followup slave girls 1967, hastily shot as postproduction on one million years b. Jun 19, 2010 one million years bc is a coproduction of hammer film productions, associated britishpathe and seven arts productions. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips like on facebook. Men and monsters battle to rule the earth as the earth wrestles with its agonising birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. C the film stars raquel welch and john richardson, set in a fictional age of cavemen and dinosaurs. Richardson is a caveman banished from his tribe who is taken in by a more civilised band of. This us version is still being released on dvd by fox. The external scenes were filmed in the canary islands. If youre a man of a certain age who remembers getting strange feelings when their parents let them watch the dinosaur movie on tv, then you already know whether or not you should buy studiocanals bluray of one million years b. Established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk.
Contrary to the ideas presented here, back in the prehistoric era, dinosaurs did not share the planet with cavemen. One million years bc original theatrical trailer 1966. Mar 05, 20 subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips like on facebook. One million years bc 4k restoration on dual format in october 2 october 2016 one million years b. Illustrating the earth in its infancy, theres a tribe of rock people who are on the savage sidegreedy and. Produced by michael carreras with associate producer aida young, one million years b. In the us, 20th century fox brought it to theaters but only in a shortened version approx.
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