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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 American independent monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. Partly based on Ray Bradbury 's 1951 short story " The Fog Horn ", it tells the story of the Rhedosaurus , a giant dinosaur released from its hibernation in the Arctic by an atomic bomb test.
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms: Directed by Eugène Lourié. With Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey. A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Eugène Lourié
- 1953-06-13
Jun 30, 2021 · A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
- 80 min
- 16.6K
- Shadows of the Dark
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- THE MOVIE WAS PARTLY BASED ON A RAY BRADBURY STORY. It all started with a roar. One night, while he was living near Santa Monica Bay, legendary sci-fi author Ray Bradbury was awakened from his sleep by a blaring foghorn.
- JACK DIETZ THOUGHT ABOUT CASTING A LIVE REPTILE. Coincidentally, the man who handled Beast’s creature effects had been close friends with Bradbury since their teen years.
- THE BEAST ITSELF WENT THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT DESIGNS. “I had to create a mythical dinosaur,” Harryhausen recalled. In his early concept art, he fitted the reptile with pointy ears, a sharp beak, and webbed, human-like hands.
- STOCK FOOTAGE FROM SHE (1935) WAS USED DURING THE AVALANCHE SCENE. The movie opens with an H-Bomb test conducted above the Arctic circle. This experiment has the unfortunate side effect of releasing the Rhedosaurus from a glacier in which it’s been entombed for millions of years.
Jul 8, 2014 · Near the Arctic Circle, an atomic bomb is detonated. This fearsome experiment disturbs the sleep of a giant rhedosaurus encased in ice for more than 100-mill...
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- 148K
- World of Warner Bros.
When heavy artillery proves ineffective against the towering creature, scientist Tom Nesbitt (Paul Christian) concocts a radioactive formula to neutralize the beast -- and ace shot Cpl....
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- Sci-Fi
Summaries. A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City. As a result of an arctic nuclear test, a carnivorous dinosaur thaws out and starts making its way down the east coast of North America.
