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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms( 1953)

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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.

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      Paul Hubschmid

      Prof. Nesbitt

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      Paula Raymond

      Lee Hunter

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      Cecil Kellaway

      Prof. Elson

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      Kenneth Tobey

      Col. Evans

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      Donald Woods

      Capt. Jackson

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      Lee Van Cleef

      Corp. Stone

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      Steve Brodie

      Sgt. Loomis

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      Ross Elliott

      George Ritchie

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      Jack Pennick

      Jacob Bowman

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      Ray Hyke

      Sgt. Willistead

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      Paula Hill

      Miss Ryan

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      Michael Fox

      ER Doctor

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      Alvin Greenman

      Radar Man #1

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      Frank Ferguson

      Dr. Morton

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      King Donovan

      Dr. Ingersoll

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Sep 06 2014
    Rhedosaurus rampage as Harryhausen genius starts to work. Nuclear testing out in the arctic rouses a prehistoric Rhedosaurs from its icy incarcerated sleep. It promptly lays waste to everything that gets in its path, and its next stop is New York City. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms stands as one of the most important of the 50s sci-fi/creature feature films that filled the screens during that particular decade. Notable for being the first picture where Ray Harryhausen had total control over the effects (and thus setting his career on an upward route), it is also one of two pictures from 1...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    210000.00

    Revenue

    5000000.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • atomic bomb
    • giant monster
    • arctic polar circle region
    • radioactivity
    • stop motion
    • dinosaur
    • black and white
    • sea monster
    • based on short story