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
Stills from film
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Hammer Connections
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Hidden | Death | Age | Hammer Productions |
Associate Producer | John Peverall | 53 | 31 Dec 1920 | 3 Oct 2009 | 88 | 20 | |
Conductor | Douglas Gamley | 50 | 23 Sep 1924 | 5 Feb 1998 | 73 | 3 | |
Continuity | Doreen Soan | 48 | 1 Jan 1926 | 01.01.1926 | 98 | 3 | |
Director of Photography | Alan Hume | 50 | 15 Oct 1924 | 13 Jul 2010 | 85 | 1 | |
Dubbing Mixer | Bob Jones | 2 | |||||
Film Editing | John Ireland | 60 | 29 Jan 1914 | 21 Mar 1992 | 78 | 1 | |
Music | Douglas Gamley | 50 | 23 Sep 1924 | 5 Feb 1998 | 73 | 3 | |
Production Design by | Maurice Carter | 61 | 24 Apr 1913 | 1 Apr 2000 | 86 | 1 | |
Production Secretary | Ann Thrift | 1935 | 2014 | 79 | 1 | ||
Sound Editor | Don Sharpe | 53 | 18 Apr 1921 | 14 Dec 2011 | 90 | 4 | |
Sound Mixer | George Stephenson | 54 | 18 May 1920 | 5 Jun 2001 | 81 | 1 | |
Special Effects | Roger Dicken | 35 | 15 Apr 1939 | 18 Feb 2024 | 84 | 2 | |
Stunts | Joe Powell | 52 | 20 Mar 1922 | 30 Jun 2016 | 94 | 1 | |
Voice Double: John McEnery | Anton Diffring | 58 | 19 Oct 1916 | 19 May 1989 | 72 | 3 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Hidden | Death | 82 | Hammer Productions |
Ahm | Bobby Parr | 32 | 12 May 1942 | 12.05.1942 | 0 | 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.