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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms1953

“You'll see it tear a city apart!”

Directed by Eugène Lourié

IMDb 6.6RT Critics 91%TMDB 6.6

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Trailer

Year

1953

Runtime

80 min

Box office

Budget

$210,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$5,000,000

🏆 2 nominations

Synopsis

The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.

Cast

Paul Hubschmid

Paul Hubschmid

Prof. Nesbitt

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond

Lee Hunter

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Prof. Elson

Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Col. Evans

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Capt. Jackson

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Corp. Stone

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Sgt. Loomis

Ross Elliott

Ross Elliott

George Ritchie

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Jacob Bowman

Ray Hyke

Ray Hyke

Sgt. Willistead

Paula Hill

Paula Hill

Miss Ryan

Michael Fox

Michael Fox

ER Doctor

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Monster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror Classic Monsters Nuclear Age Anxiety Mankind Versus Nature Scientific Hubris Unstoppable Destruction 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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Scare rating

Contains spoilers

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