The Valley of Gwangi

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

The Valley of Gwangi (1969, USA) is a Giant Monster-Action/Adventure-Sci-Fi film directed by Jim O'Connolly.

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Main Details

  • Released on June 11, 1969 (Detroit, MI)
  • Color
  • Running time: 96 minutes
  • Production Co.: Charles H. Schneer Productions (Morningside Pictures)
  • Distribution Co.: Warner Bros.
  • Directed by Jim O'Connolly
  • Written by William Bast (screenplay), Julian More (additional material), Willis H. O'Brien (earlier film project Gwangi) (uncredited)
  • Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson

Plot Summary

  • A cowboy named Tuck Kirby seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus. His victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public.

Taglines

  • A Fantastic Lost World Discovered
  • Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.
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