When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Seen it?1970 | 100 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but scary moments.
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
An ancient tribe attempts to sacrifice Sanna as an offering to the Sun god to save their tribe from dinosaurs. Tara, a young man from another tribe, saves Sanna and takes her along with him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Val Guest
- Victoria VetriSanna
- Robin HawdonTara
- Patrick AllenKingsor
- Drewe HenleyKhaku
- Sean CaffreyKane
- Magda KonopkaUlido
- Imogen HassallAyak
- Patrick HoltAmmon
- Jan RossiniRock Girl
- Carol HawkinsYani