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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
1953 · Directed by Eugène Lourié · 80 min · Drama · Horror · Science Fiction · 13 frames
Tagline
You'll see it tear a city apart!
Crew
- Screenplay: Lou Morheim, Fred Freiberger
- Cinematography: John L. Russell
- Edited by: Bernard W. Burton
- Music: David Buttolph
- Produced by: Hal E. Chester, Jack Dietz
Cast
- Paul Hubschmid as Prof. Nesbitt
- Paula Raymond as Lee Hunter
- Cecil Kellaway as Prof. Elson
- Kenneth Tobey as Col. Evans
- Donald Woods as Capt. Jackson
- Lee Van Cleef as Corp. Stone
- Steve Brodie as Sgt. Loomis
- Ross Elliott as George Ritchie
- Jack Pennick as Jacob Bowman
- Ray Hyke as Sgt. Willistead
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Jack Dietz Productions
- Budget: $210,000
- Box office: $5,000,000
- Themes: new york city, atomic bomb, giant monster, arctic polar circle region, radioactivity, stop motion, dinosaur, black and white, sea monster, based on short story
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