King Dinosaur
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King Dinosaur | |
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Directed by | Bert I. Gordon |
Produced by | Bert I. Gordon |
Written by | Bert I. Gordon Tom Gries |
Starring | William Bryant Wanda Curtis Douglas Henderson Patti Gallagher Marvin Miller |
Music by | Louis Palange |
Cinematography | Gordon Avil |
Editing by | Jack Cornall |
Running time | 63 min. |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
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King Dinosaur is a 1955 science fiction film starring William Bryant and Wanda Curtis with narration by Marvin Miller. In this film, 4 astronauts in 1960 travel to a planet called Nova that has just entered Earth's solar system. The crew begin to study the planet to see if it's able to withstand a possible Earth colony. After first discovering normal earth animals such as a monkey and an alligator, they soon encounter giant insects, Dinosaurs, and the titular King Dinosaur.
The film was directed over a 3 day period by Bert I. Gordon and was featured on season 2 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The film was the debut of Gordon.