影史经典默片,有史以来第一部怪兽科幻片,第一部带有定格动画的电影长片。 根据英国的阿瑟·柯南·道尔于1912年写下的科幻小说《失落的世界》改编。一群科学家在荒岛上发现了巨大的恐龙存活,费尽心思弄了一头到城市里,不料恐龙逃脱,大闹一通。 片中“栩栩如生”的恐龙与人类演员同 台共戏的场景令当时的观众和评论者叹为观止。该片大量的使用了蒙太奇拍摄。不论是故事情节还是特技都非常出色,后来的《金刚》受到了这部影片比较深的影响。Explorer Professor Challenger is taking quite a beating in the London press thanks to his claim that living dinosaurs exist in the far reaches of the Amazon. Newspaper reporter Edward Malone learns that this claim originates from a diary given to him by fellow explorer Maple White's daughter, Paula. Malone's paper funds an expedition to rescue Maple White, who has been marooned at the top of a high plateau. Joined by renowned hunter John Roxton, and others, the group goes to South America, where they do indeed find a plateau inhabited by pre-historic creatures, one of which they even manage to bring back to London with them.