Stars: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick, Percy Herbert

Director: Don Chaffey

Summary: Fantasy tale of two people from opposing tribes who must survive the onslaught of giant reptiles before their love can be fulfilled.

ONE MILLION YEARS B.C., an exciting remake of the 1940 film ONE MILLION B.C., made a star out of Raquel Welch. She plays Loana, a member of the gentle, prehistoric Shell People tribe, which is trying to survive in a world fraught with such dangers as man-eating dinosaurs. One day, a stranger arrives--Tumak (John Richardson)--who comes from the more aggressive Rock People clan. He's been banished from his home after quarreling with his father. Although Tumak is an outsider, Loana falls in love with him, and the two leave their brethren behind to strike out on their own. They get into a series of perilous situations, which leads to a thrilling climax at an active volcano.

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One Million Years B.C.might be about as palaeontologically accurate as The Flintstones, but it's still a lasting kitsch masterpiece, as much for Raquel Welch's Amazonian presence in an abbreviated fur bikini as for Ray Harryhausen's wonderful stop-motion dinosaurs. A rare big-budget venture from Hammer Films, this 1966 version of the 1940 Victor Mature classic One Million B.C.is set in a fantasised prehistory where Caucasian cavemen coexist with dinosaurs. Loana (Welch) of the Shell People teaches Tumak (John Richardson) of the Rock Tribe that harmonious cooperation on the beach is a better way of life than rule-of-the-mightiest savagery in caves.

Every quarter of an hour, the gibberish-spouting ("Akita akita"), skin-wearing, remarkably clean cave folk are inconvenienced by special effects: a giant sea turtle, a hungry Allosaur, a Triceratops/Iguanodon battle, a Pterodactyl that wants to feed Raquel to its chicks, a major volcanic upheaval. Poster icon Welch gets stiff competition from a lithe Martine Beswick in a cat fight, and the camp goings-on are given real screen presence by gorgeous, primitive Canary Isles locations and an epic score from Mario Nascimbene.

On the DVD:One Million Years B.C.arrives on DVD with minimal extras: a wonderfully ballyhoo-intensive trailer, plus nice little retrospective chats with Welch and Harryhausen. The picture is an anamorphic print of the original 1.85:1 ratio, and sound is Dolby mono.--Kim Newman

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interviews - Raquel Welch - Star and Ray Harryhausen - Special Effects Director, Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Year:	1966
Release Date:	July 29, 2002
Runtime:	96 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 038101
Label:	Canal Plus
Keywords:	Years, Action, One, General, Million, Fantasy, Adventure, Bc
Genre:	Fantasy