A million years before our time
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A million years before our time |
| Original title | One Million Years BC |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1966 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Don Chaffey |
| script | Michael Carreras |
| production | Michael Carreras Hammer Films |
| music | Mario Nascimbene |
| camera | Wilkie Cooper |
| cut |
James Needs Tom Simpson |
| occupation | |
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A million years before our time is a fantasy film by Don Chaffey from 1966. The film opened in German cinemas on November 24, 1966.
action
Stone Age man Tumak from the rock tribe is cast out after a quarrel with his father, the chief Akhoba. During his wanderings through the wasteland he encounters a giant lizard , a brontosaur and a giant spider . He collapses exhausted on a beach, is found there by Loana and her friends and taken to their much more progressive tribe. They are attacked by a giant tortoise , but the men of the tribe can repel it. Tumak is nursed by Loana and learns the much more peaceful, cooperative and artisanal culture of her tribe, which is very different from the selfish and violent way of life of the rock tribe. When their camp is attacked by an Allosaurus , Tumak kills it. After a dispute with a member of the tribe about a spear, however, Tumak sets out again; Loana accompanies him this time. The two drink from a watering hole, which is located in a cave, which is inhabited by primitive, aggressive ape-men and hide from them. They then escape a fight between a Triceratops and Ceratosaurus , with the Triceratops emerging as the winner. The two return to Tumak's tribe, where there are again arguments, since his jealous brother Sakana has now risen as head of the tribe. When Loana is bathing, she is seized by a pteranodon who wants to feed her to his offspring, but throws her into the sea when he is attacked by a Rhamphorhynchus . Tumak believes she is dead, while Loana returns to her tribe injured and dispatches volunteer warriors to help against Tumak's adversaries. When the warriors of Loana's tribe and Tumak's tribe fight each other, the nearby volcano of the rock tribe cave erupts and buries them under itself. Tumak, Loana and the other survivors now move towards Loana's tribe.
Reviews
"Completely unbelievable fantasy film based on primitive horror effects full of cheap tricks, often involuntarily funny."
“The Stone Age people love and fight each other so that the foam rock walls (by film designer Ray Harryhausen) wobble; the other special effects, however, are at such a high level that the somewhat naive dinosaur thriller becomes a pleasure to watch, to which Raquel Welch also contributes significantly. Rating: 2½ stars; above average. "
“Silly primeval world fantasy about two different human tribes and some dinosaurs that were already extinct at that time. Overall completely superfluous and unsuitable for children. "
backgrounds
- It was Hammer Films' 100th film production and also a remake of Tumak - The Lord of the Jungle . The filming took place in the middle of winter in the Canary Islands . The advertising poster with a close-up of Raquel Welch caused a sensation. The success led to three sequels.
- After filming was over, Ray Harryhausen added the stop-motion animated dinosaurs to the film. The first and only time he also worked with a real lizard in close-up.
Soundtrack
- Mario Nascimbene : One Million Years BC When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth Creatures the World Forgot. 3 original soundtracks Composed and Conducted by Mario Nascimbene . Intermezzo Media, Milan 1994, sound carrier no. Legend CD 13 - Original recording of the film music under the direction of the composer.
See also
Web links
- One Million Years BC in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A million years before our time on harryhausen.de
- Comparison of the cut versions US version / Ger. DVD - Uncut from A Million Years Before Our Time at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ A million years before our time. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association, Munich, Review No. 474/1966