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movies for television. Numerous cast members and associates from various Irwin Allen projects appeared in the film, lending recollections of their time working with him.
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Master of Disaster: Irwin Allen – The Disaster Years
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1959:"'Story of Mankind' Put on Full-Scale Footing".
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1890:Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895–1998
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2301:Taraldsvik, Morten Schive (January 5, 2010).
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2273:Martin, Hugo (November 3, 1991).
2216:. Creature Features. p. 561.
1887:Fischer, Dennis (June 17, 2011).
1839:"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
1765:(2007) Linus Caldwell (played by
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2383:Zinoman, Jason (June 21, 2024).
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2790:The Return of Captain Nemo
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1914:Webber, Roy P. (2004).
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2632:The Towering Inferno
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2552:A Girl in Every Port
2440:Lear, Linda (1997).
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1779:The second half of "
1696:On January 3, 2008,
1524:The Towering Inferno
1388:The Story of Mankind
1067:When Time Ran Out...
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370:A Girl in Every Port
271:Radio and journalism
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2798:Hanging by a Thread
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2128:. November 10, 1991
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2092:"Science Fiction".
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1023:Hanging by a Thread
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257:Columbia University
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2707:Land of the Giants
2389:The New York Times
1713:Land of the Giants
1692:In popular culture
1346:Where Danger Lives
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764:Time Travel Agency
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2149:Los Angeles Times
2108:Los Angeles Times
2079:978-0-7864-0868-9
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1900:978-0-7864-8505-5
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