The Lost World (1960 film)

The Lost World
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrwin Allen
Screenplay by
Based onThe Lost World
1912 novel
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced by
  • Irwin Allen
  • Cliff Reid
Starring
CinematographyWinton C. Hoch
Edited byHugh S. Fowler
Music by
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 13, 1960 (1960-07-13) (U.S.)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,515,000[1]
Box office$2,500,000 (US/ Canada)[2]

The Lost World is a 1960 American fantasy adventure film directed by Irwin Allen, loosely based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Arthur Conan Doyle. Shot in De Luxe Color and CinemaScope, the film's plot revolves around the exploration of a plateau in Venezuela inhabited by cannibals, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and giant spiders. The cast includes Claude Rains, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, Jill St. John, and Michael Rennie.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252
  2. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.