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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

You'll see it tear a city apart!

19536.61h 20m

Overview

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

Directed by Eugène Lourié
Written by Lou Morheim, Fred Freiberger, Ray Bradbury
Produced by Hal E. Chester, Jack Dietz
Box OfficeBudget: $210KRevenue: $5.0M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

new york cityatomic bombgiant monsterarctic polar circle regionradioactivitystop motiondinosaurblack and whitesea monsterbased on short story

About The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a drama, horror, science fiction film released in 1953 exploring themes of new york city, atomic bomb, giant monster, arctic polar circle region, radioactivity, stop motion. Directed by Eugène Lourié, it stars Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway. 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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