The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
“You'll see it tear a city apart!”
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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Cast
18 people
Paul Hubschmid
Prof. Nesbitt
Known for
Funeral in Berlin
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Roy Engel
Maj. Evans
Bess Flowers
Ballet-Goer
Known for
Funny Face
Monkey Business
Paula Raymond
Lee Hunter
Known for
Devil's Doorway
Cecil Kellaway
Prof. Elson
Known for
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kenneth Tobey
Col. Evans
Known for
The Thing from Another World
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Donald Woods
Capt. Jackson
Known for
13 Ghosts
True Grit
Lee Van Cleef
Corp. Stone
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
James Best
Charlie - Radar Man
Known for
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Killer Shrews
Steve Brodie
Sgt. Loomis
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Out of the Past
Ross Elliott
George Ritchie
Known for
Tarantula
Woman on the Run
Jack Pennick
Jacob Bowman
Known for
Fort Apache
3 Godfathers
Eugène Lourié Director · Lou Morheim Screenplay Fred Freiberger Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $210K · United States release June 13, 1953
Box office
Budget
$210,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
23.8×
Production
Jack Dietz Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
The Monster From Beneath the Sea
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · June 13, 1953
Theatrical
Austria
July 16, 1954 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 28, 1953 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 29, 1954 · Theatrical
Finland
March 26, 1954 · Theatrical
Germany
November 6, 1953 · Theatrical
Italy
May 11, 1954 · Theatrical
Japan
December 22, 1954 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 3, 1953 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 12, 1954 · Theatrical
Spain
June 14, 1954 · Premiere · Madrid
August 30, 1954 · Premiere · Barcelona
Sweden
February 22, 1954 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 1, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 1953 · Theatrical
January 26, 2004 · Physical · DVD
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