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The Lost Continent is a 1968 adventure film made by Hammer Films and Seven Arts featuring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley, and James Cossins. The film was produced, directed and written by Michael Carreras based on Dennis Wheatley's novel Uncharted Seas (1938).
With Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley. The captain, crew, and passengers of an old freighter-all of them with dark secrets to keep-find themselves adrift in a mysterious land full of monsters, conquistadors, and killer seaweed.
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- Michael Carreras, Leslie Norman
- 1968-06-19
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Captain Lansen reads the Burial Rites from the Book of Common Prayer watched mournfully by a motley crew of seamen, pirates, Spanish ladies, armoured conquistadors and priests (all seemingly from different time periods). As the shrouded cadaver is slid overboard from beneath a flag the captain asks: "What happened to us? How did we all get here...?...
Eric Porter as Captain LansenHildegard Knef as Eva PetersTony Beckley as Harry TylerDirected by Michael CarrerasWritten by Michael Nash aka Michael CarrerasBased on Uncharted Seas by Dennis WheatleyProduced by Michael CarrerasA 175,000 gallon tank was constructed at Elstree Studios to shoot the sea scenes. The credits list Michael Nash — a pseudonym for Michael Carreras— as the screenwriter. The production began under the direction of Leslie Norman, but he was soon replaced by Carreras. Hammer's musical director Philip Martell rejected the original film score by Benjami...
According to Fox records the film required $2,025,000 in rentals to break even and by December 11, 1970 had made $1,100,000 so made a loss to the studio.
The opening titles have the song Lost Continent performed by The Peddlers, featured on their album Three In a Cell.
The Lost Continent (1968)has been released on DVD and Blu Ray.The Lost Continent (1968) is NOTcurrently available on any streaming service or VOD platform.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.
For those who stay aboard, they soon find themselves trapped in a huge bed of living seaweed and find a several centuries old Spanish galleon that has been trapped for all of that time - now manned by the descendants of the original crew. They need to help them if they are to survive. — garykmcd.
Directed by Michael Carreras. A living hell that time forgot! An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles.
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