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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (Original title)
Dates: 1969 (Copyright), 25 October 1970 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Val Guest

Synopsis: Prehistoric drama. When a freak storm interrupts the ceremony that should have culminated with her being sacrifised to the gods, cavegirl Sanna is isolated from her tribe and struggles to survive the attentions of both rival tribes and dinosaurs.

Genre:
Fantasy

Subjects:
Prehistory, Dinosaurs, Cave dwellers
Releases
Date: 1969Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Length: 8972 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Bros Distributors (UK)

Credits (33)
©: Hammer Film Productions, A Hammer Film production: Hammer Film, Distributed by: Warner Bros., Produced by: Aida Young, Production Manager: Christopher Sutton, Assistant Director: John Stoneman, Continuity: Josephine Knowles, 2nd Unit Continuity: Susanna Merry, Written for the Screen by: Val Guest, Treatment by: J.G. Ballard, Director of Photography: Dick Bush, 2nd Unit Cameraman: Johnny Cabrera, Camera Operator: Ronnie Fox-Rogers, Special Visual Effects by: Jim Danforth, Special Effects: Allan Bryce, Special Effects: Roger Dicken, Special Effects: Brian Johncock, Editor: Peter Curran, Art Director: John Blezard, Construction Manager: Albert Blackshaw, Costume Designer: Carl Toms, Wardrobe Master: Brian Owen Smith, Make-up Supervisor: Richard Mills, Hairdressing Supervisor: Joyce James, Colour by: Technicolor, Music and Special Music Effects Composed by: Mario Nascimbene, Musical Supervisor: Philip Martell, Sound Recordist: Kevin Sutton, [Sound Re-recording]: Ted Karnon, Dubbing Editor: Frank Goulding, Sound System: RCA Sound Recording, Made at: Shepperton Studios
Cast (16)
Victoria Vetri (Sanna), Robin Hawdon (Tara), Patrick Allen (Kingsor), Drewe Henley (Khaku), Sean Caffrey (Kane), Magda Konopka (Ulido), Imogen Hassall (Ayak), Patrick Holt (Ammon), Jan Rossini (rock girl), Carol-Anne Hawkins (Yani), Maria O'Brien (Omah), Connie Tilton (sand mother), Maggie Lynton (rock mother), Jimmy Lodge (fisherman), Billy Cornelius, Ray Ford (hunter)