Title The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Overview The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 science fiction film directed by Eugène Lourié and stars Paul Christian, Paula Raymond and Cecil Kellaway with visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film is about an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle that unfreezes a hibernating fictional dinosaur, a Rhedosaurus, that begins to wreak havoc in New York City. Tagline It's alive ! Genres Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction Keywords monster, atomic bomb, lighthouse, arctic, rampage, stop motion, b movie, giant monster, dinosaur, new york city, sea monster, amusement park, roller coaster, beast, rhedosaurus Production Companies Jack Dietz Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English, Français Original Language en Runtime minutes 80 Release Year 1953
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 5 million USD