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19/06/1968 Adventure, Fantasy 1h 29m
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A living hell that time forgot!

Overview

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.

  1. Michael Carreras

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Eric Porter

    Lansen

  2. Hildegard Knef

    Eva Peters

  3. Suzanna Leigh

    Unity Webster

  4. Tony Beckley

    Harry Tyler

  5. Jimmy Hanley

    Patrick, the bartender

  6. James Cossins

    Nick, chief engineer

  7. Reg Lye

    The Helmsman

  8. Ben Carruthers

    Ricaldi

  9. Nigel Stock

    Dr. Webster

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-12-07
Then we'll go on trying, and the day we stop trying we stop living!

It is one of the major oddities out of Hammer Films, a nutty slice of fantasy adventure sci-fi, resplendent with rubbery effects work, an incoherent screenplay, auto-cue hammy acting and obligatory humongous cleavage!

Plot, for what it is worth, finds a potentially explosive cargo ship and passengers, piloted by an uber serious Eric Portman, become victim of a mutiny and then find themselves lost in the Sargasso Sea. But wait! There is an island offering salvation, only it's a bit of a time warp populated by despotic Spa...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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