Harryhausen wasn't yet on top of his game, but the special effects still were the feeble film's best feature.
It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:5
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: An atomic submarine cruising the Pacific discovers a gargantuan octopus concealed in the ocean depths. By the time they figure out that the monster is the nasty by-product of a hydrogen bomb... An atomic submarine cruising the Pacific discovers a gargantuan octopus concealed in the ocean depths. By the time they figure out that the monster is the nasty by-product of a hydrogen bomb experiment gone awry, the creature is already well on its way to destroying San Francisco. The sea creature is yet another fantastic example of masterful stop-motion animation from the technique's master, Ray Harryhausen. [More]
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Harry Lauter, Eddie Fisher
Director: Robert Gordon
Director: Robert Gordon
Screenwriter: George Worthing Yates, Hal Smith
Producer: Charles H. Schneer
Composer: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Reviews for It Came From Beneath the Sea
Of course, in perspective it's all a fun kind of bad and any Cahiers du Cinema critique dissolves on contact.
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