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The Beast from 20‚000 Fathoms
You'll see it tear a city apart!
( Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi )


The Beast from 20‚000 Fathoms Poster



US Runtime: 80 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 13, 1953   [USA]
 
Director: Eugène Lourié   [Director]
 
Writers: Fred Freiberger   [Screenplay]
Lou Morheim   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Bernard W. Burton   [Associate Producer]
Hal E. Chester   [Producer]
Jack Dietz   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: John L. Russell   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Bernard W. Burton   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by David Buttolph   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Company: Jack Dietz Productions   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.

Cast:

Paul Hubschmid
Prof. Nesbitt
Paula Raymond
Lee Hunter
Cecil Kellaway
Prof. Elson
Kenneth Tobey
Col. Evans
Donald Woods
Capt. Jackson
Lee Van Cleef
Corp. Stone
Steve Brodie
Sgt. Loomis
Ross Elliott
George Ritchie
 
Jack Pennick
Jacob Bowman
Ray Hyke
Sgt. Willistead
Paula Hill
Miss Ryan
Michael Fox
ER Doctor
Alvin Greenman
Radar Man #1
Frank Ferguson
Dr. Morton
King Donovan
Dr. Ingersoll
 

Sound Crew:


Max M. Hutchinson
Sound
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Willis Cook
Special Effects
 
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
 
 

Art Department:


Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
 
Hall Waller
Assistant Art Director
 
 

Directing Crew:


Horace Hough
Assistant Director
 
 

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