The Lost Continent poster

The Lost Continent( 1968)

TV-MAAdventureFantasy
56%
User
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A living hell that time forgot!

Overview

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eric Porter

      Lansen

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      Hildegard Knef

      Eva Peters

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      Suzanna Leigh

      Unity Webster

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      Tony Beckley

      Harry Tyler

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      Jimmy Hanley

      Patrick, the bartender

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      James Cossins

      Nick, chief engineer

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      Reg Lye

      The Helmsman

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      Ben Carruthers

      Ricaldi

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      Nigel Stock

      Dr. Webster

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      Neil McCallum

      First Officer Hemmings

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      Donald Sumpter

      Sparks, the Radioman

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      Victor Maddern

      The Mate

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      Michael Ripper

      The One-Eyed Crewman

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      Dana Gillespie

      Sara

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      Darryl Read

      El Supremo

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      Eddie Powell

      The Inquisitor

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Mon Dec 07 2015
    Then we'll go on trying, and the day we stop trying we stop living! It is one of the major oddities out of Hammer Films, a nutty slice of fantasy adventure sci-fi, resplendent with rubbery effects work, an incoherent screenplay, auto-cue hammy acting and obligatory humongous cleavage! Plot, for what it is worth, finds a potentially explosive cargo ship and passengers, piloted by an uber serious Eric Portman, become victim of a mutiny and then find themselves lost in the Sargasso Sea. But wait! There is an island offering salvation, only it's a bit of a time warp populated by despotic Span...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • monster
    • red hair
    • alien life-form
    • time hole
    • shark
    • sea monster
    • seaweed
    • lost world
    • giant crab