Original atlantis, the lost continent 1961 movie poster. Welcome to atlantis, the lost continent, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in atlantis, the lost continent 1961. Scifi fantasy thousands of years ago a greek fisherman brings an atlantean princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of. Her father the king enslaves him instead of rewarding him. Although viewing this movie as an adult, and finding the acting to be somewhat over the top, i am still giving it 5 stars. Bewitched by the sultry, beauty of the queen of atlantis maria montez the two men vie for her affections. The film explains, in a prologue, that atlantis is responsible for similarities in cultures and objects. Atlantis, the lost continent is a 1961 american science fiction film in metrocolor produced and. Atlantis, the lost continent 1961 is an american fantasy set in the titular sunken island. People need to view the older scifi to see what color is.
The atlanteans, or rather the slaves of atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. The king is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of atlantis to take over the world. Another entry in the long list of movies that portray atlanteans as xenophobic. She claims to be antilea joyce taylor, a princess of atlantis. Atlantis, the lost continent is a 1961 american science fiction film in metrocolor produced and directed by george pal and starring sal ponti under the screen name of anthony hall, joyce taylor, and john dall. Workaday greek fisherman demetrios anthony hall, a. The king is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of atlantis to take.
Atlantis, the lost continent is not a particularly good film, but it is a fun one if you have any sort of idea what to expect from this sort of production. Magnet movie monster atlantis the lost continent 1961. Released 1961, atlantis, the lost continent stars sal ponti, joyce taylor, john dall, william smith the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In a strange act of atlantean gratitude, demetrios is cast into slavery. Atlantis, the lost continent 1961 classic horror film. The onesheet poster for atlantis, the lost continent in 1961 promised everything a nine yearold kid could ask for animalheaded monster men, a blazing volcano and an honesttogoodness death ray. The lost continent, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of ming the merciless and where some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovineheaded beasts. The lost continent, i saw it back in 1961 when i was nearly ten years old. Atlantis, the lost continent borrows footage and props here and there, but out of the three greek myth films ive seen this month, id say that is the best thats not saying much. A greek fisherman rescues and befriends a lost atlantean princess and escorts her home. And yes, this kid came back the next day to see it again, in all of its metrocolor wonder. Written by tab murphy, directed by gary trousdale and kirk. Directorproducer george pal, screenplay daniel mainwaring, based on the play atlanta a story of atlantis by sir gerald hargreaves. Princess antillia, lost upon uncharted seas, has been guided home by intrepid greek fisherman demetrios.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Atlantis, the lost continent dvdr 1961 warner archive. Overview of atlantis, the lost continent, 1961, directed by george pal, with anthony hall, joyce taylor, john dall, at turner classic movies. Atlantis, the lost continent 1961 the movie soundtrack. Pal had wanted to film gerald hargreaves fantasy play for years, but mgm only greenlit the project because of the international success of the italian hercules movies, and insisted on keeping the. Atlantis, the lost continent 1961 movie mistakes, goofs. John landis on atlantis the lost continent youtube.
Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for atlantis, the lost continent. Our hero is man a humble fisherman named demetrios anthony hallsal ponti. The 1961 mgm film atlantis the lost continent is set around the time of classical greece. Atlantis, the lost continent 1961 after greek fisherman demetrios anthony hall rescues princess antillia joyce taylor at sea, he returns her to her home country of atlantis. While at sea, the greek fisherman dmitrius sal ponti, as anthony hall finds a girl adrift and rescues her. Original movie poster for atlantis, the lost continent 1961 7117 mgm original lobby cards 5 11x14 very good condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Atlantis, the lost continent borrows footage and props here and there, but out of. Atlantis is a legendary continent located somewhere in the atlantic ocean which was destroyed and sank into the water. Atlantis, the lost continent poster movie 22 x 28 inches. As a kid, i looked forward to this movie being shown on tv each year. Two foreign legion soldiers, jean dennis okeefe and andre jean pierre aumont, accidentally discover the famed lost continent of atlantis.
I cant believe no one has anything to say about this movie. Anthony hall is the greek sailor demetrius who saves a princess and follows her back to atlantis where hes locked up by the evil ruler zaren. When i first saw this film aged 11 or 12 i thought it was brilliant. Atlantis the lost continent 1961 dvd atlantis the lost. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for atlantis, the lost continent 1961. The king is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using. The lost empire is a 2001 american animated sciencefantasy action adventure film created by walt disney feature animation, marking the 41st entry in disneys animated features canon and its first sciencefiction film. Atlantis, the lost continent is a film directed by george pal with sal ponti, joyce taylor, john dall, william smith, year.
The lost continent 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Not to be confused with atlantis, the lost continent. Demetrius organizes the other slaves and takes zaren on. Im glad i saved this one for last because atlantis is actually about the death of myth and gods. Sights never before seen adventure never before experienced a greek fisherman brings an atlantean princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of atlantis. A greek fisherman brings an atlantean princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of atlantis. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Atlantis, the lost continent 1961 stream and watch. Welcome to atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the. Watch atlantis, the lost continent online 1961 movie yidio. With sal ponti, joyce taylor, john dall, william smith. Browse our collection of hard to find, out of print and rare movies. I loved that crystal death ray beam vaporizing the guys flesh, leaving only his skeleton. Pal was one of the first behindthescenes guys to be familiar to me he and the more public william castle were brand names to this little kid.
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