The Concavenator Valley

Sep 28, 2023

1h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

Three researchers work on a paleontological project focusing on two dinosaurs: one fictional, the one created by special effects genius Ray Harryhausen for the film The Valley of Gwangi (1969); the other real, the Concavenator corcovatus, whose remains were discovered in 2003 at the Las Hoyas site, in the province of Cuenca (Spain), very close to where the filming took place.

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Documentary

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El Embalse Filmmakers

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39 Escalones Films

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Cast

Dunia Rodríguez

Elena de Lara

Marian Clar

Jack Taylor

Self - Special Effects Makeup Artist

Colin Arthur

Self - Paleontologist

José Luis Sanz

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