Film

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

1953 · 1h 20m · Drama · Horror · Science Fiction

You'll see it tear a city apart!

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

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

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

• Eugène LouriéDirector
• Lou MorheimScreenplay
• Fred FreibergerScreenplay
• Hal E. ChesterProducer
• Jack DietzProducer
• John L. RussellDirector of Photography
• David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
• Bernard W. BurtonEditor

Trailer

Release date

June 13, 1953

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

12

Budget

$210,000

Revenue

$5,000,000

Genres

Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

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