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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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- Eugène Lourié
- 1953-06-13
Apr 15, 2024 · The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 science fiction giant monster film directed by Eugène Lourié and written by Lou Morheim, Fred Freiberger, and Robert Smith based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story "The Fog Horn," with stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen.
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.
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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