One Million Years B.C.

One Million Years B.C. is a 1966 movie starring Raquel Welch set in the time of cavemen. The film was made by Britain's Hammer Films, and was a remake of the 1940 Hollywood film One Million B.C..

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1966 - Raquel Welch - Cavemen - Britain - Hammer Films - 1940 - Hollywood - One Million B.C.

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The film portrays dinosaurs and man living together, sixty-four million years prior to the date at which the film is set. Since a million years ago the closest thing to a modern human being was Homo erectus, it seems doubtful whether Raquel Welch could have portrayed one very convincingly.

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Ironically, a publicity shot of Welch from the movie (see picture) became more famous than the movie itself, becoming a best-selling poster and somewhat of a cultural phenomenon. The image can be recognized by people around the world; even among those who are not familiar with the film. The poster also played an important role in the film The Shawshank Redemption.

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Dinosaur stop-motion effects by Ray Harryhausen.

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