An expedition leaves for the Amazon to prove the existence of dinosaurs.
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- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations.
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Series Cast
| Bob Hoskins | ... |
Challenger
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| James Fox | ... |
Summerlee
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| Tom Ward | ... |
Lord Roxton
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| Matthew Rhys | ... |
Edward Malone
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| Elaine Cassidy | ... |
Agnes Cluny
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| Peter Falk | ... |
Theo
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| Nathaniel Lees | ... |
Chief
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Tamati Patuwai | ... |
Achille
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| Nicole Whippy | ... |
Maree
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Inia Maxwell | ... |
Indian Leader
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| Tim Healy | ... |
McArdle
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| Joanna Page | ... |
Gladys
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| Tom Goodman-Hill | ... |
Arthur Hare
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| Robert Hardy | ... |
Llingworth
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| Malcolm Shields | ... |
Choreography
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Paul Joseph | ... |
Ape 2
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Jane Howie | ... |
Ape 3
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Mason West | ... |
Ape 4
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Julia Walshaw | ... |
Ape 5
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Michael Bertenshaw | ... |
Roporter at Docks
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Jasper Jacob | ... |
Stuttgart Man
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David Quilter | ... |
Businessman 1
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Terry Mortimer | ... |
Businessman 2
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Brian Abbott | ... |
Reporter 1
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| Dominic Rowan | ... |
Reporter 2
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Laurence Kennedy | ... |
Angry Man
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| Tessa Peake-Jones | ... |
Mrs. Summerlee
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| Bianca Roe | ... |
Selena
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Luke Murray | ... |
Summerlee's son
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| Greg Bennett | ... |
Journalist
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| Simon Watts | ... |
Zero
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Felicity Hamill | ... |
Child ape
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| Laurie Goode | ... |
Reporter
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Ray Donn | ... |
Businessman
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| Ozzie Devrish | ... |
Kings Guest
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John Turner | ... |
Apeman
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2001) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing)
- A&E Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- A+E Networks (2002) (United States) (tv)
- BritBox (2022) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Eén (2005) (Belgium) (tv)
- Memphis Belle (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- RTL (2003) (Germany) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- Behind the Scenes Freight (shipping by)
- MBA Costumes (costumes)
- Mad Dog 2020 (extras casting)
- Stunt Associates (Stunt Equipment)
Storyline
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Professor Challenger reveals the existence of a remote plateau in the Amazon jungle where dinosaurs have survived. He returns there leading an expedition. Not only are dinosaurs found and confronted, but also highly evolved apes, Amazonian Indians who think Challenger a god, and, on the way, the attractive orphaned niece of a lonely missionary. Theology intervenes in this exercise in vindicating Darwin and the missionary twice attempts to sabotage the mission. After much excitement, love is found in unexpected places, and, confronted by civilization, as represented by the Royal Society in London, Challenger changes his story.
Written by Stewart Naunton |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Brian Blessed was the original choice for the Bob Hoskins role but his casting was vetoed by the American networks. See more » |
| Goofs | Near the beginning of the film, in the lobby of the Natural History Museum, the tail of the Diplodocus skeleton is raised up off the ground. The film is set in 1911, but that skeleton had a dragging tail until it was remounted in 1993. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #31.2 (2004). See more » |
| Quotes |
Prof. George Challenger:
[Professor Summerlee has just had a bitter argument with Reverend Kerr over evolution: Professor Challanger has kept silent and divulged that his parents were deeply religous]
Professor Challenger: One day I went to my father and asked him for a microscope. I can still remember the sadness in his eyes; he knew he had lost me then. But without even knowing it he had given me an even greater gift. He taught me humility in the face of nature. I don't know if there is a god; but I know man is no substitute if there isn't. See more » |