One Million B.C. (1940) | |
| Director(s) | Hal Roach Jr., Hal Roach |
| Producer(s) | D.W. Griffith (uncredited), Hal Roach (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction |
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One Million B.C. (1940) was a Adventure - Fantasy Film directed by Hal Roach and Hal Roach Jr. and produced by D.W. Griffith and Hal Roach.
Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Werner Heymann | Nominated |
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ONE MILLION B.C.
By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 27, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogMy birthday was a couple days ago, and my good buddy Josh Kennedy usually gets me a present. This year he gifted me the VCI Blu-ray of Hal Roach's ONE MILLION B.C., the 1940 prehistoric adventure that was famously remade by Hammer Films in the mid 1960s as ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. with Raquel Welch. I... Read full article
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When the film was released in Britain, it was heavily edited due to their strict laws against animal cruelty.
Originally, D.W. Griffith was supposed to direct the film. However, he quit in the middle of filming so Hal Roach and his son completed the project.
According to an article in the New York Times on 21 April 1940, D.W. Griffith, who worked as producer on the film, had his name removed from the credits because of a disagreement with Hal Roach. He said "Mr. Roach did not feel that it was necessary to give the characters as much individuality as I thought was needed, and so I did not wish to appear responsible for the picture by having my name on it."
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Originally, D.W. Griffith was supposed to direct the film. However, he quit in the middle of filming so Hal Roach and his son completed the project.
According to an article in the New York Times on 21 April 1940, D.W. Griffith, who worked as producer on the film, had his name removed from the credits because of a disagreement with Hal Roach. He said "Mr. Roach did not feel that it was necessary to give the characters as much individuality as I thought was needed, and so I did not wish to appear responsible for the picture by having my name on it."
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