The Valley of Gwangi

Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Erwin Hillier
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Henry Richardson, Luis Roberts
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Short description

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film was released later in the US alongside the movie 'When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth' (1970).
  • It is a remake of the lost film 'Valley of the Mists' by Willis O'Brien.
  • RKO and Willis O'Brien, who wrote the screenplay, planned to film this movie as early as 1942, but it was only released 27 years later—and seven years after O'Brien's death—thanks to the persistence of his pupil, Ray Harryhausen.
  • It is a remake of Willis O'Brien's lost film 'Valley of the Mists'.
  • RKO and Willis O'Brien, who wrote the screenplay, planned to film it as early as 1942, but it was released only 27 years later, and seven years after O'Brien's death, thanks to the persistence of his student Ray Harryhausen.
  • The film was released in the US later, along with "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" (1970).
  • "Gwangi" in the local indigenous language means "lizard".

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