The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Monster from Beneath the Sea) (1953)

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6.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Eugène Lourié

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Paul Hubschmid
Prof. Tom Nesbitt

Paula Raymond
Lee Hunter

Cecil Kellaway
Prof. Thurgood Elson

Kenneth Tobey
Col. Jack Evans

Donald Woods
Capt. Phil Jackson

Lee Van Cleef
Corp. Stone

Steve Brodie
Sgt. Loomis

Ross Elliott
George Ritchie

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Fred Freiberger
(screenplay)

Ray Bradbury
(story The Fog Horn)

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Monsters Mash #29 Mutant Mayhem The Beast

8 years, 4 months ago at Oct 10 1:56

indianastar

Now we come to the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms a milestone in monsters movies (The Giant Monsters genre to be exact) the stop motion effects were done by Ray Harryhausen [img id=1119800 width=500full] in his earlier days and started a whole new generations of monsters in the 50s The Lost World was the first but this is the one that started the genre.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

4 years, 3 months ago at Nov 10 15:42

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The faux-dinosaur at the heart of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (dubbed Rhedosaurus) is the twisted atomic heart of an entire genre of films about gigantic monsters created or awakened by nuclear bombs. For all of the stilted dialog, slumberous pacing, and wooden acting, those big set pieces make the journey worth it. It’s brief running time taps into the Atomic Age paranoia by unleashing this s... read more

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Near the Arctic Circle researchers detonate a nuclear device and unwittingly thaw a prehistoric beast frozen for millions of years. The monster leaves a path of destruction across eastern North America as it heads straight for 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 shot Cpl. Stone (Lee Van Cleef) will deliver it by grenade.

Release date: 13 June 1953
UPC: 085392753420

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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

“The faux-dinosaur at the heart of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (dubbed Rhedosaurus) is the twisted atomic heart of an entire genre of films about gigantic monsters created or awakened by nuclear bombs. For all of the stilted dialog, slumberous pacing, and wooden acting, those big set pieces make the journey worth it. It’s brief running time taps into the Atomic Age paranoia by unleashing this super-beast to destroy civilization, only for civilization to eventually prove its undoing. One of the best things about The Beast is the simplicity of plot and character development. There’s no moral quandaries here, just a zippy race through the big plot dumps and science pseudo-jargon to get us back to the big monster tearing shit up. It’s innocent nonsense and clearly in love with Ray” read more