The Lost Continent
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).
Plot
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...?"
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| author | Michael Carreras |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Atlantic Ocean |
| director | Michael Carreras |
| editor | James Needs |
| genre | adventure fantasy horror |
| keywords | attack bearer bonds book of common prayer brontoscorpio burial at sea burial rites capirote capture carnivorous carnivorous plant chief engineer clothe conquistador doom force keuppia kill maroon morning octopus paleo scorpion ransom seaweed smuggle spanish galleon spanish inquisition stab stolen bonds survive their way tramp tramp steamer trophy wife walk warn white phosphorus |
| musicBy | Gerard Schurmann |
| producer | Michael Carreras |
| productionCompany | Hammer Film Productions Seven Arts Productions |
| publisher | Warner-Pathé Distributors |