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The Valley of Gwangi

Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.

7.1(172)19691h 36m3

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • mexico
  • elephant
  • gypsy
  • circus
  • stop motion
  • dinosaur
  • cowboy
  • evil dwarf
  • allosaurus
  • 1900s
  • ray harryhausen
  • dynamation

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereDetroit, Michigan11 Jun 1969
    • TheatricalG25 Jul 1969
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU23 Nov 1969
  • FranceFR

    • Physical30 Apr 2009
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1224 Jul 1969
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG12 Jun 1970
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT31 Jul 1969
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical19 Jul 1969
  • MexicoMX

    • Theatrical28 May 1970
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical13 Aug 1969
  • SpainES

    • TV4 Jan 1979
  • XCXC

    • Theatrical19 Oct 1975

Frequently asked questions

The Valley of Gwangi was released on 19 July 1969.

Audience reviews

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    Potential Kermode

    2/14/2017

    10/10

    **Ray Harryhausen's best work** Forget the patches of swinging sixties dialogue and the questionable acting prowess of Gila Golan and let us instead consider Harryhausen's superb animation, the beauty of Erwin Hillier's Technicolor photography and Jerome Moross' unbeatable western musical score - definitely the best soundtrack for a western ever recorded. Yes, indeed, _even better_ than his score for The Big Count…

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    John Chard

    5/4/2017

    6/10

    The Western fantasy film boosted by some Harryhausen genius. Shot in Technicolor by Erwin Hillier and in Dynamation, The Valley Of Gwangi sees Tuck Kirby (James Franciscus) and a team of cowboys get more than they bargained for when they enter a hidden valley in Mexico. For here, prehistoric creatures reside and the cowboys come up with the idea of capturing a Tyrannosaurus Rex to become the chief attraction in th…

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    Dr Nostromo

    7/5/2026

    6/10

    61/100 To summarize, think "King Kong", replace Skull Island with an isolated valley, add some cowboys, and replace the ape with a T. Rex named Gwangi and there you go. Firmly placed in the 60's, this film is exactly what you'd expect on a Saturday matinee ...which at my age is something I'm far more familiar with than most people reading this. The effects were handled masterfully by stop-motion animation genius R…

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