Valley of the Dragons

"They go a million years back in time... And land a million miles out of space!"

Nov 1 1961 Approved 1h 22m
Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In 1881 Algeria, an American soldier and a French aristocrat are about to have a duel over a woman when a comet hurtling past the Earth draws them into its gravitational pull. The men find themselves transported to the moon, where they discover a prehistoric civilization inhabited by reptiles and humans.

Plot

Algeria 1881. Two men, Michael Denning and Hector Servadac are having a duel with one another when a comet goes past the earth at low altitude. The strong wind this creates transports the two men to the moon. They find themselves in a jungle inhabited by reptiles and prehistoric humans. They have a difficult time before they manage to adapt to the dangers, but eventually they each find a girl to spend time with, awaiting the next return of the comet to take them back to Earth.

Written by

Edward Bernds, Jules Verne, Donald Zimbalist

Directed by

Edward Bernds

Cast

Cesare Danova, Sean McClory, Joan Staley

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Zimbalist-Roberts-Bernds Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Valley of the dragons (1961) trailer
Featurettes
Joe Dante on VALLEY OF THE DRAGONS
Scores
# of Votes
860
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA