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    Added on: 12/6/2002 13:44
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    Lost World, The (BBC series) (UK)

    8 / 10
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    Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s classic novel
    Certificate: 12
    Running Time: 145 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    At the dawn of the 20th Century an expedition leaves smog-filled London, led my maverick Professor Challenger (Bob Hoskins), to explore a distant plateau in the verdant green of South America. They find a world where nature has run wild and men battle not only with creatures of unimaginable savagery - dinosaurs - but also with his own primitive ancestors. What each character will learn in the struggle to survive will leave them forever altered. This star-studded BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s The Lost World is a thrilling and moving tale of heroism, adventure, love and creatures with big appetites...

    Special Features:
    Director and producer commentary
    Making of documentary

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    CC: English
    Greek
    Dutch

    Directed By:
    Stuart Orme

    Written By:



    Starring:
    Joanna Page
    Robert Hardy
    Peter Falk
    Elaine Cassidy
    Matthew Rhys
    Tom Ward
    James Fox
    Bob Hoskins

    Casting By:
    Janey Fothergill

    Soundtrack By:
    Robert Lane

    Director of Photography:
    David Odd

    Editor:
    David Yardley

    Costume Designer:
    James Keast

    Production Designer:
    Rob Harris

    Producer:
    Christopher Hall
    Tim Haines

    Executive Producer:
    Jane Tranter
    Kate Harwood
    Delia Fine

    Distributor:
    BBC

    Your Opinions and Comments

    9 / 10
    Where to begin? This movie stunned me. I was never expecting something so grand in a TV movie. A brilliant storyline that was based on Arthur Conan Doyles classic novel. The Screenwring is superb as is the brilliant acting.Shot on a very low budget and with no known actors(except Bob Hoskins), this move is brilliant to watch and surpasses all expectations. An epic adventure, watch it all from start to finish and you will be truely satisfied.
    The picture looks fantastic and is one that some hollywood studios would be proud of. The sound is a gorgeous 5.1. The commentary by the director is well worth hearing and the making of is a 30 min long interesting documentary on, you`ve guessed it, the making of the movie.
    Worth every penny
    posted by dicanio on 19/6/2002 04:12