The lost world is a 1960 fantasy action and adventure film based on the novel of the same name by arthur conan doyle and from legendary fantasy action and adventure director and producer irwin allen voyage to the bottom of the sea, the towering inferno, the poseidon action and adventure an eccentric scientist claude rains lawrence of arabia returns from the amazon with news of a distant plateau where creatures from the dawn of time still prowl the jungle. To prove his story, he gathers a team of explorers, including a journalist david hedison voyage to the bottom of the sea, a playboy action and adventurer michael rennie the day the earth stood still, a beautiful socialite jill st john diamonds are forever and a pilot fernando lamas the violent ones with a secret plan of revenge. But an unexpected attack on their camp leaves the group stranded in a world of dinosaurs and other exotic creatures, where humans are no longer lords of the earth, they are helpless prey! Running time 97 minutes region region 2 release date 1 jun. 2015