One Million Years B.C.

Synopsis

As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing conventions are shattered forever as each tribe struggles for supremacy and Man embarks on his tortuous voyage of civilization.

Trailer

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Cast

Raquel Welch

Loana

John Richardson

Tumak

Percy Herbert

Sakana

Robert Brown

Akhoba

Martine Beswick

Nupondi

Jean Wladon

Ahot

Lisa Thomas

Sura

Yvonne Horner

Ullah

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Malya Nappi

Tohana

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William Lyon Brown

Payto

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Richard James

Young Rock Man

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Frank Hayden

1st Rock Man

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Terence Maidment

1st Shell Man

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Micky De Rauch

1st Shell Girl

David Kossoff

Narrator (uncredited)

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Heraclio Niz Mesa

Caveman (uncredited)

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James Payne

One of the Cave People (uncredited)

Vic Perrin

Narrator (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Caveman (uncredited)

Nikki Van der Zyl

Loana (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Robert Jones Art Direction

Camera

• Wilkie Cooper Director of Photography
• David Harcourt Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Carl Toms Costume Design
• Olga Angelinetta Hair Supervisor
• Wally Schneiderman Makeup Supervisor
• Olga Angelinetta Hairstylist

Crew

• George Blackwell Special Effects
• Gillian Aldam Stunt Double
• Paul Wurtzel Special Effects Technician
• Norman Hibbert Stunts

Directing

• Don Chaffey Director
• Dennis Bertera Assistant Director
• Ray Atcheler Third Assistant Director
• Colin Lord Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Tom Simpson Editor

Lighting

• Steve Birtles Gaffer

Production

• Michael Carreras Producer
• Hal Roach Associate Producer
• Aida Young Associate Producer

Sound

• Mario Nascimbene Original Music Composer
• Roy Baker Sound Editor
• Alfred Cox Sound Editor
• A.W. Lumkin Sound Recordist
• Bill Rowe Sound Mixer
• Len Shilton Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

• Ray Harryhausen Visual Effects

Writing

• Michael Carreras Screenplay
• Joseph Frickert Original Film Writer
• Mickell Novack Original Film Writer
• George Baker Original Film Writer

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