The read
A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%. Audiences rate it 40 points higher than critics do. Most of the 76 1950s science fiction movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Audiences rate it 40 points higher than critics do.
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Eugène LouriéDirector
- Eugène LouriéScreenplay
- Edwin AstleyOriginal Music Composer
- Douglas HickoxDirector
- Daniel JamesScreenplay
Cast
- Gene EvansSteve Karnes
- André MorellProf. James Bickford
- Leigh MadisonJean Trevethan
- John TurnerJohn
- Alastair HunterDr. C. A. Morris, the village doctor
- Lloyd LambleSenior Admiral, at the Admiralty
- Jack MacGowranDr. Sampson, the paleontologist
- Maurice KaufmannMini Submarine Officer
- Henri VidonTom Trevethan
- Patrick JordanPhoto Lab Aide
- Howard LangNaval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
- Leonard SachsDialogue Scientist at Conference (bit)
Movies like The Giant Behemoth
Shows like The Giant Behemoth
Themes
london, englandmonsterriver thamesradiationgiant monsterpaleontologistradiumcornwall, englandlaboratorydinosaurblack and whitesea monster