The Lost Continent (1968)

G06/19/1968Adventure, Fantasy1h 29m
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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

  2. Cast 1

    Hildegard Knef

    Eva Peters

  3. Cast 1

    Suzanna Leigh

    Unity Webster

  4. Cast 1

    Tony Beckley

    Harry Tyler

  5. Cast 1

    Jimmy Hanley

    Patrick, the bartender

  6. Cast 1

    James Cossins

    Nick, chief engineer

  7. Cast 1

    Reg Lye

    The Helmsman

  8. Cast 1

    Ben Carruthers

    Ricaldi

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    Nigel Stock

    Dr. Webster

_**Weird "Ship of Fools" meets Jules Verne adventure**_ Hammer’s psychotronic “The Lost Continent” (1968) was based on Dennis Wheatley’s 1938 book “Uncharted Seas,” his second of three "Lost World" novels. The story concerns the mostly disagreeable passengers & crew of an old freighter traveling from a port in Liberia, Africa, to Caracas, Venezuela, with a volatile illegal cargo. The protagonists eventually become stuck in a mysterious area of the Sargasso Sea where they discover several intriguing things. The first time I saw this on TV it kept my interest for the first hour and twen...

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