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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 American science fiction action horror film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film stars Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, and Kenneth Tobey.
A dinosaur revived by an atomic test terrorizes New York City in this 1953 classic. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Eugène Lourié
- 1953-06-13
Jun 30, 2021 · Watch the 1953 horror sci-fi film by Eugène Lourié and Ray Harryhausen, featuring a giant dinosaur unleashed by a nuclear blast. The film is available for free download and streaming on the Internet Archive.
- 80 min
- 14.5K
- Shadows of the Dark
- 1 min
- 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.
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 20m 1953. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Nuclear tests set a dormant prehistoric monster on a path of destruction. Cast & Crew. Read More. Eugene Lourié. Director. Paul Christian. Prof. Tom Nesbitt.
- Eugene Lourié, Michael Fox, Horace Hough
- Paul Christian
When heavy artillery proves ineffective against the towering creature, scientist Tom Nesbitt (Paul Christian) concocts a radioactive formula to neutralize the beast -- and ace...
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- Sci-Fi
A nuclear test in the arctic awakens a giant dinosaur, called a rhedosaurus, that terrorizes the east coast of North America. A physicist and a paleontologist try to stop the beast before it reaches New York City.
