Starring Julie Ege, Tony Bonner, Robin John, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Sue Wilson
Directed by Don Chaffey
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A prehistoric tribe escapes their home after a volcanic eruption, and merge with another tribe, where twin sons grow up to oppose one another.
This entry from Hammer Films in their series of cave people pictures is a bit harder to follow than the others, with no narration or subtitles to allow us to interpret the actors' dialogue or movements, and not much excitement in the script by Hammer writer/producer Michael Carreras. Ege is certainly attractive, although she kind of pops out of nowhere in the latter half of the film, and the movie is beautifully photographed, but the "creatures the world forgot" disappoint, consisting of some deer, warthogs, a ram, and a savage bear. The stop-motion animated creations of Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth from Hammer's earlier films in this sub-genre are very much missed, and the conflict between the brothers (played by Bonner and John) is just not that compelling. On-screen attempted rapes are distasteful and bear no relevance to the story, and I didn't understand the lady shaman's training of a young girl to replace her until near the end of the film. I managed to sit through the picture, but wouldn't look forward to doing so again.
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