The Lost World

2001 2h 30m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 77

AdventureFantasyScience FictionTV Movie

Synopsis

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This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bob Hoskins
Prof. Challenger
James Fox
Prof. Summerlee
Tom Ward
Lord Roxton
Matthew Rhys
Edward Malone
Elaine Cassidy
Agnes Cluny
Peter Falk
Theo Kerr
Bianca Roe
Selena
Nathaniel Lees
Indian chief

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Orme
Writers: Tony Mulholland, Adrian Hodges
Languages: English
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Orme, shot by David Odd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rob Lane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Yardley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bob Hoskins and James Fox and Tom Ward carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0302739 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stuart Orme directs. David Odd behind the camera. Rob Lane scores. David Yardley cuts. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Stuart Orme, shot by David Odd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rob Lane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Yardley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bob Hoskins and James Fox and Tom Ward carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0302739 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.