During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Production Details
An Amicus Production
Produced at Shepperton Studios
91 Mins
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Hammer Connections
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Hidden | Death | Age | Hammer Productions |
Associate Producer | John Peverall | 43 | 1931 | 3 Oct 2009 | 78 | 21 | |
Chief Electrician | George Robinson | 2 | |||||
Chief Make-up | Tom Smith | 54 | 15 Aug 1920 | 3 Apr 2009 | 88 | 5 | |
Continuity | Doreen Soan | 48 | 1926 | 01.01.1926 | 98 | 6 | |
Costume Design | Julie Harris | 48 | 2 Dec 1925 | 24 Aug 2013 | 87 | 1 | |
Dinosaur Sequences | Roger Dicken | 35 | 15 Apr 1939 | 18 Feb 2024 | 84 | 2 | |
Director of Photography | Alan Hume | 50 | 16 Oct 1924 | 13 Jul 2010 | 85 | 1 | |
Dubbing Mixer | Bob Jones | 2 | |||||
Film Editing | John Ireland | 60 | 30 Jan 1914 | 21 Mar 1992 | 78 | 1 | |
Music | Douglas Gamley | 50 | 24 Sep 1924 | 5 Feb 1998 | 73 | 3 | |
Producer | Max Rosenberg | 60 | 13 Sep 1914 | 14 Jun 2004 | 89 | 1 | |
Production Design by | Maurice Carter | 61 | 24 Apr 1913 | 1 Apr 2000 | 86 | 1 | |
Production Secretary | Ann Thrift | 39 | 1935 | 2014 | 79 | 1 | |
Sound Editor | Don Sharpe | 53 | 19 Apr 1921 | 14 Dec 2011 | 90 | 5 | |
Sound Mixer | George Stephenson | 54 | 19 May 1920 | 5 Jun 2001 | 81 | 1 | |
Special Effects | Roger Dicken | 35 | 15 Apr 1939 | 18 Feb 2024 | 84 | 2 | |
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double: Doug McClure | Paul Weston | 34 | 7 Jan 1940 | 07.01.1940 | 84 | 2 | |
Stunts | Joe Powell | 52 | 21 Mar 1922 | 30 Jun 2016 | 94 | 3 | |
Stunts | Colin Skeaping | 30 | 18 Jun 1944 | 18.06.1944 | 80 | 1 | |
Voice Double: John McEnery | Anton Diffring | 58 | 20 Oct 1916 | 19 May 1989 | 72 | 3 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Productions | |
Ahm | Bobby Parr | 32 | 12 May 1942 | 12.05.1942 | 98 | 1 | |
First Sto-Lu | Steve James | 1 |
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Footnotes
Hammer actor Anton Diffring dubbed John McEnery’s voice as Captain Von Schoenvorts, allegedly because the producers felt McEnery had used a silly voice for the part.