Land before time

This animated film, set in the prehistoric era, charts the predicament of plant-eating dinosaurs faced with a dwindling food supply due to the world's changing climate. A band of the giant lizards makes the long trek to the legendary Great Valley where plant life is plentiful. En route, a brontosaurus named Littlefoot and a triceratop, Cera, are born. Littlefoot, Cera and the other nomadic dinosaurs are menaced by the meat-eating tyrannosaurus rex just as the earth is convulsed by another geologic disturbance. Separated from their families, Cera and Littlefoot make the perilous journey to the Great Valley. (Circulates)
Genre/FormFeature films.

During the age of the dinosaurs, a massive famine forces several herds of dinosaurs to seek an oasis known as the Great Valley. Among these, a mother in a diminished "Longneck" herd gives birth to a single baby, named Littlefoot. Years later, Littlefoot meets a "Bigmouth" named Ducky and a Flyer named Petrie, who accompany him on his journey.

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Cast
Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Helen Shaver
Complete catalog record
This animated film, set in the prehistoric era, charts the predicament of plant-eating dinosaurs faced with a dwindling food supply due to the world's changing climate. A band of the giant lizards makes the long trek to the legendary Great Valley where plant life is plentiful. En route, a brontosaurus named Littlefoot and a triceratop, Cera, are born. Littlefoot, Cera and the other nomadic dinosaurs are menaced by the meat-eating tyrannosaurus rex just as the earth is convulsed by another geologic disturbance. Separated from their families, Cera and Littlefoot make the perilous journey to the Great Valley. (Circulates)
Genre/FormFeature films.

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