This is the story, step by step, about raquel welch and the cult movie that made her famous. 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. With its campy mix of geological opulence and cartoonish paleontology, one million b. The million pound note 1954 starring gregory peck full movie duration. The scopes trial was almost 15 years earlier, and except for dr. One million years bc original theatrical trailer 1966. The creatures in the film are mostly actual dinosaurs that lived at one time and the film just has a different feel with its melodramatic overtones. Cyclops in 1940, unknown island in 1948, and mighty joe young in 1949, these were really the only giant monster movies of the decade. I totally love the simplicity of old scifi movies and considering it was made in the 40s the special effects were great. This is a true classic film from 1940 a fun prehistoric adventure with cool special effects. Man and his mate in britain,the cave dwellers a rerelease without the modernday. The film, nevertheless, shows favorably the growing impulses towards civilized behavior. We liked it then and i still think highly of it now.
Chances are youve seen footage from this movie in which lizards in fake fins and prehistoric appendages hiss and fight to the death amid a rocky, volcanic landscape. Frankly, with its flexible staging and complex camera moves, this show doesnt look directed by either man. But another more popular 1940 scifi fantasy came from hal roach. If you want to start a film onemillionbc page, just click the edit button above. Life is hard for caveman tumak john richardson and his fellow rock people.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Full of angry dinosaurs read as lizards and rampaging mastodons read as fur covered elephants, the world of one million b. In this remake of the 1940 film with a similar title, prehistoric man tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty loana who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe but he must fight caveman payto to win her favors. Carole landis victor mature publication date 1940 usage public domain mark 1. 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. Boy meets girl prehistoric style, in this classic of mans battle to survive against the terrors of the prehistoric world. Hal roach and his son were primarily responsible for this funfilled prehistoric. The dinosaur clips were borrowed by countless movies. Classic horror film board classic horror in other media classic horror on dvd and bluray one million b. The film stars victor mature as protagonist tumak, a young cave man who strives to unite the uncivilized rock tribe and the peaceful shell tribe, carole landis as loana, daughter of the shell tribe chief and tumaks. Original movie remade in 1966 with the wonderful effects of ray harryhausen and the star raquel welch by hammer films. Not exactly sure what the full list of extras will be, but i do know therell be a.
It is also known by the titles cave man, man and his mate, and tumak. But this in turn is undermined by the filmmakers treatment of the lizards used for dinosaurs. It was always shown in our area as part of a one 1 week halloween celebration on the local channel. One of the worlds largest video sites, serving the best videos, funniest movies and clips. An illustrated history of 55 independent film companies, with a filmography for each. Soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Both films are credited with introducing new stars. Starring victor mature, carole landis, lon chaney, jr. Resembling a primeval rivalry between the capulets and the montagues, the film s story line careens from tender scenes between lovers from opposing clans to explosive volcanic eruptions, rock slides and epic clashes. It is also known by the titles cave man, man and his mate, and tumak the film stars victor mature as protagonist tumak, a young caveman who strives to unite the uncivilized rock tribe and the peaceful shell tribe, carole landis as loana, daughter of the shell tribe chief and tumaks.
This is a fun and for its subject matter gentle film and find it more enjoyable then the technically superior ray harryhausen remake. Another technically complex scene in this part of the film was when a man fighting the young. Itself a remake of a 1940 hal roach film starring victor mature and carole landis and lon chaney, one million years b. The movie is punctuated with a consistently solid use of models and clever special effects that use everything from pigs in rubber suits to men. One million b c 1940 trailer home latest popular trending. Raquel sizzles while dinosaurs and the rest of the cast keep interfering with the view. In the survivalofthefittest mentality of the rock tribe, the strongest receive the best of everything, while the scraps are left for the weak.
With raquel welch, john richardson, percy herbert, robert brown. Harryhausens effects are as usual, top notch, even for todays. 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. So if your time machine is broken you can tune into tcm for a trip to one million years b. He approached hammer with the idea of reuniting andress with her handsome costar john richardson in a remake of hal roachs one million b. One million b c 1940 victor mature carole landis colorized. Aug 26, 2014 one of the great adventure films ever with a simple plot of what it mustve been like living way back when told with the by now antiquated. Lizards rarely get any respect in movies but for one brief shining moment in 1940 they achieved stardom when several of them were recruited by hal roach studios to play dinosaurs in one million b. Considering how much worse this movie could have been, im a bit surprised, what with old hollywood taking on prehistoric times with the wellscrubbed likes of. Not in the last million years, conservatively speaking, has the screen witnessed anything to equal one million b. What a great sort of b film a prehistoric fantasy that has all the. One in a million is a 1934 american drama film directed by frank r.
Robert brown akhoba wears makeup identical to that worn by lon chaney jr. Certainly this is the best the movie has looked since it came out in 1940. I was surprised at how closely the famous hammer films remake followed the original, until the last 15 minutes or so. The seals use it to travel backwards to the year 112,000,000 bc despite the film s title. C the film stars raquel welch and john richardson, set. As the shell people are attacked by a giant turtle, the women call it achelon which is the real scientific name for the animal. There isnt a blemish to be seen and the image is very sharp. The film is set in the prehistoric era and depicts the journeys of a prehistoric tribe of mammoth hunters. The film was produced by hammer film productions and seven arts, and is a remake of the 1940 american fantasy film one million b. The special effects were so good that footage from this film was used in numerous other pictures produced well into the 1960s. Hal roachhal roach jr, 1940, which in turn had been inspired by mans genesis us, d. Ucla film archives did a great job restoring this film.
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