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Dinosaur!

Dinosaur!

An Amazing Look at the Prehistoric Giants

G 1985 · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · TV Movie, Documentary

An entertaining documentary look at dinosaurs with Emmy Award-winning special effects, feature film clips and stills, commentary by leading paleontologists of the time, and an on camera as well as voice-over narrative by Christopher Reeve. Shot on location in Los Angeles and New York at the American Museum of Natural History

Directed by Robert Guenette · Written by Steven Paul Mark

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