The Land That Time Forgot is a 1975 fantasy/adventure film based upon the 1918 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The screenplay was written by Michael Moorcock. The film was produced by Britain's Amicus Productions and directed by Kevin Connor. The cast included Doug McClure, John McEnery, Keith Barron, Susan Penhaligon, Anthony Ainley and character actor Declan Mulholland.
The movie begins Doug McClure as Bowen Tyler narrating the events,much as we...
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The Land That Time Forgot is a 1975 fantasy/adventure film based upon the 1918 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The screenplay was written by Michael Moorcock. The film was produced by Britain's Amicus Productions and directed by Kevin Connor. The cast included Doug McClure, John McEnery, Keith Barron, Susan Penhaligon, Anthony Ainley and character actor Declan Mulholland.
The movie begins Doug McClure as Bowen Tyler narrating the events,much as we see in many Edgar Rice Burroughs novels.A sailor fills a bottle floating toward the sea shore and a written manuscript inside it. The story is set in World War I and involves the survivors of the sinking of a British merchant ship who are taken on board a German U-boat. The movie is based on a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who really knew how to heap on the plot. Burroughs may not have been much of a stylist, but any writer who can bring submarines and dinosaurs together deserves respect. Bowen Tyler and Lisa Clayton are passengers on a ship...
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