Summary:
A longtime "dream" project of production designer-turned-director Eugene Lourie, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms sees the titular beast unleashed on the world via nuclear testing. Making its way from the Arctic Circle, the monster-a carnivorous "rhedosaurus"-begins advancing towards New York. It stomps its way around Wall Street, pausing to have a policeman for lunch. By the time it ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Paul Christian - (Tom Nesbitt)
Paula Raymond - (Lee Hunter)
Cecil Kellaway - (Prof. Thurgood Elson)
Kenneth Tobey - (Col. Jack Evans)
Donald Woods - (Capt. Phil Jackson)
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Review:
The first of the "atomic monster" flicks (which reached their apex of popularity with the globally successful Godzilla), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms lays the groundwork for many of the films that followed in its wake. There's the hero with an incredible story that finds few takers, the atomic explosion that causes a gigantic mutation, the w... Continue >>

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