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The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire

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The Phantom Empire

1987

1h 23m

3.7(24 votes)

Science Fiction

Horror

Adventure

Fantasy

Overview

When a man-eating cave creature appears with a fortune in uncut diamonds around his neck, Dr Chambers' daughter Denae hires adventurers C and C Salvage to find the underground source of the gems.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ross Hagen

Ross Hagen

Cort Eastman

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Andrew Paris

Dawn Wildsmith

Dawn Wildsmith

Eddy Colchilde

Robert Quarry

Robert Quarry

Prof. Strock

Susan Stokey

Susan Stokey

Denae Chambers

Sybil Danning

Sybil Danning

Alien Queen

Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer

Cave Bunny

Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Bill

Michael Sonye

Picnic Guy

Victoria Alexander

Picnic Girl

Creative team

Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Written by: Fred Olen Ray
T.L. Lankford
Produced by: Fred Olen Ray

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