The Lost World (1998 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Lost World


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director = Bob Kean
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writer = Arthur Conan Doyle (novel) Jean LaFleur (screenplay)
starring = Patrick Bergin Jayne Heitmeyer Julian Casey David Nerman Michael Sinelnikoff Gregoriane Minot Payeur Jack Langedijk James Bradford Jacques Lessard Martin Sims
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released = 1998 (USA)
runtime = 97 minutes
country = USA
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language = English
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imdb_id = 0138581

"The Lost World" is a 1998 film, based on the book of the same title by Arthur Conan Doyle.

ynopsis

The film is based on the discovery, from the researcher Maple White (Jack Langedijk), of a earth populated by dinosaurs in the modern world, on a plateau in Mongolia.These ancient creatures, remained instantly freeze million of years ago, they wake up again; therefore, the team of the past's explorer, Prof. George Challenger (Patrick Bergin), his daughter, the journalist Edward E. Malone (Julian Casey), the researcher of the aging Prof. Leo Summerlee (Michael Sinelnikoff) the rascal Azbek/Myar (Russell Yuen), they unite to show the recoveries of the new earth.The consignment to the search of the "lost world" it pushes them up to the North Mongolia's mountains, but the explorations, once arrived on the place infested by the dinosaurs, they bring as them they would be waited.

Reception

The film is not very popular but those who have seen it consider it one of if not the worst adaptation of the Doyle novel. Since this film was a cash-in on , it had low production values and this is the main criticism.

Home Video

The film was released on VHS in the U.S. in 1998 but as of yet, has not been released on Region 1 DVD.

External links

*imdb title|0138581|The Lost World