The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

6.2G95 min

1969 film by Jim O'Connolly

The Valley of Gwangi is a 1969 American fantasy Western film produced by Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, directed by Jim O'Connolly, written by William Bast, and starring James Franciscus, Richard Carlson, and Gila Golan.

Creature stop-motion effects were by Harryhausen, the last dinosaur-themed film that he animated. He had inherited the film project from his mentor Willis O'Brien, responsible for the effects in the original King Kong (1933). O'Brien had planned to make The Valley of Gwangi decades earlier but died in 1962 before it could be realized. Producer Charles H. Schneer called it "probably the least of the movies Ray and I made together."

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What is The Valley of Gwangi about?
The Valley of Gwangi (1969) — Cowboy James Franciscus 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. Another film featuring the stop-action special effec
Is The Valley of Gwangi based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
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Content rating: G. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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