The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953 · Movie · 1h 20m
DramaHorrorScience Fiction
"You'll see it tear a city apart!"
Overview
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Key crew
- Eugène LouriéDirector
- Lou MorheimScreenplay
- Fred FreibergerScreenplay
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul HubschmidProf. Nesbitt
- Paula RaymondLee Hunter
- Cecil KellawayProf. Elson
- Kenneth TobeyCol. Evans
- Donald WoodsCapt. Jackson
- Lee Van CleefCorp. Stone
- Steve BrodieSgt. Loomis
- Ross ElliottGeorge Ritchie
- Jack PennickJacob Bowman
- Ray HykeSgt. Willistead
- Paula HillMiss Ryan
- Michael FoxER Doctor
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Themes
new york cityatomic bombgiant monsterarctic polar circle regionradioactivitystop motiondinosaurblack and whitesea monsterbased on short story