The Lost World (1925)
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The Lost World is a 1925 American science-fiction giant monster film, and the film adaptation of the eponymous Arthur Conan Doyle's novel. The Lost World is a silent film with English intertitles. The film was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was released to American theaters on February 2, 1925.
One of the first dinosaur movies and one of the first giant monster movies, The Lost World was made eight years before its direct successor, King Kong. It is also the first film with a giant monster destroying buildings. The film inspired some of the most popular movies in the genre, such as the original King Kong and the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park. It started a long era of dinosaur movies in the 20th century. The film was recognized one of the greatest movies of all time and entered the public domain in the United States in 1998.
Plot
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At their camp on the plateau during the night, the researchers witness an Allosaurus attack and kill a Trachodon, the corpse of which falls into a nearby bog. The Allosaurus feasts on it and then fights a Triceratops, protecting its young, but retreats after it stabs the Allosaurus with its horns. The Allosaurus wanders into the camp where the researchers are, but is repelled by guns and Ed throwing a torch into its mouth. It retreats to fight an Agathaumas, which kills it by goring it with its horns. The Agathaumas is, however, killed shortly afterward by a Tyrannosaurus rex, which also kills a Pteranodon flying nearby.
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Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Harry O. Hoyt
- Special effects by Willis H. O'Brien
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Bessie Love as Paula White
- Lewis Stone as Sir John Roxton
- Lloyd Hughes as Edward Malone
- Wallace Beery as Professor Challenger
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as Himself
Appearances
Monsters
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Production
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Gallery
- Main article: The Lost World/Gallery.
Alternate titles
- Lost World (ロスト・ワールド; Japan; Elveszett világ; Hungary; Kadonnut maailma; Finland; Затерянный мир; Soviet Union; Изгубљени свет; Serbia)
- A Lost World (Un mondo perduto; Italy; En försvunnen värld; Sweden)
- Forgotten World (Vergessene Welten; Germany)
Theatrical releases
- United States - February 2, 1925; August 5, 1925
- United Kingdom - February 17, 1925
- Japan - August 5, 1925
- Ireland - October 16, 1925
- Brazil - October 23, 1925
- Denmark - October 24, 1925
- Canada - 1925
- Germany - January 1926
- Finland - January 18, 1926
- Spain - November 28, 1927
- Portugal - November 28, 1928
Video releases
DVD/VHS (restored edition 2012)
- Discs: 1
- Notes: Frequently bought with King Kong vs. Godzilla and released on May 15, 2012.[1]
Videos
Trivia
- O'Brien later worked on another film adaptation of The Lost World in 1960.
External links
- The Lost World on Wikipedia
References
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