The Lost World

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The Lost World is a pioneering 1925 silent adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking stop-motion dinosaur effects created by special effects artist Willis H. O’Brien.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
adventure film
black-and-white film
feature film
silent film
authorOfSourceWork Arthur Conan Doyle
basedOn The Lost World (novel)
linked to: The Lost World
castMember Bessie Love
Lewis Stone
Lloyd Hughes
Wallace Beery
cinematographyBy Arthur Edeson
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States
director Harry O. Hoyt
distributionRegion United Kingdom
United States
distributor First National Pictures
era silent era
filmFormat 35 mm
filmTechnique miniature models
stop-motion animation
genre adventure
fantasy
hasGenreElement dinosaurs
hasTheme conflict between science and skepticism
exploration of unknown lands
influenced King Kong (1933 film)
mainCharacter Professor Challenger
notableCharacter Professor Challenger
notableFor groundbreaking dinosaur effects
pioneering stop-motion animation effects
originalLanguage Silent film with English intertitles
portrayedBy Wallace Beery
producer Jamie White
William Lord Wright
productionCompany First National Pictures
releaseDate 1925-02-02
releaseYear 1925
restoration multiple restored versions exist
runningTime approximately 106 minutes (original cut)
screenwriter Marion Fairfax
setting South American plateau
specialEffectsSupervisor Willis H. O’Brien
status partially lost film
timePeriodDepicted contemporary to 1920s
title The Lost World

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Willis H. O’Brien notableWork The Lost World
Willis H. O’Brien workedOn The Lost World (1925 film)
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Arthur Conan Doyle notableWork The Lost World
The Lost World: Jurassic Park basedOn The Lost World
Jurassic Park hasPart The Lost World (novel)
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The Lost World title The Lost World
The Lost World basedOn The Lost World (novel)
linked to: The Lost World
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain influenced The Lost World (1925 film)
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Jill St. John notableWork The Lost World
Reginald Denny notableWork The Lost World (1925 film)
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Professor Challenger firstAppearance The Lost World
Professor Challenger notableWork The Lost World
Professor Challenger appearsIn The Lost World
Sarah Harding appearsIn The Lost World
Sarah Harding basedOnWork The Lost World (novel)
linked to: The Lost World
Sarah Harding appearsInBook The Lost World
Sarah Harding firstAppearance The Lost World (novel)
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Isla Sorna firstAppearanceWork The Lost World (novel)
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Impossible Pictures notableWork The Lost World (TV projects related to prehistoric creatures)
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Michael Rennie appearedIn The Lost World (1960 film)
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Richard Haydn notableWork The Lost World (1960 film)
linked to: The Lost World
Jamie White notableWork The Lost World
Jamie White workedOn The Lost World
Harry O. Hoyt notableWork The Lost World
Harry O. Hoyt directed The Lost World
Bessie Love notableWork The Lost World
Lloyd Hughes notableWork The Lost World