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Unknown World (1951) -- Scientists use a gigantic drilling machine for an expedition to the center of the earth.

Overview

Date of Birth:
2 December 1910 more
Date of Death:
3 May 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Together with partners Jack Rabin and Louis DeWitt, he was known throughout... more
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Alternate Names:
I.A. Block

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Visual Effects, Special Effects, Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Production Designer
Visual Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Men Into Space" (1959)   photographic effects (13 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 7.3 (35)
AKAs:
  • Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
13 TV episodes: 8 episodes not shown.
- 2. The Atomic Submarine (1959)   (special effects designer and creator) 1959 - 4.7 (429)
AKAs:
  • The Atomic Sub (USA: alternative title)
- 3. The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)   (special photographic effects) 1959 - 5.7 (409)
AKAs:
  • Lou Costello and His 30 Foot Bride
  • The Secret Bride of Candy Rock
- 4. Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959)   (special effects designer and creator) 1959 - 5.4 (436)
AKAs:
  • Behemoth
  • The Giant Behemoth (USA)
- 5. Monster from Green Hell (1958) (special photographic effects) (uncredited) 1958 - 2.8 (312)
- 6. The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)   (special photographic effects creator) 1957 - 2.1 (564)
AKAs:
  • The Saga of the Viking
  • The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
  • Undersea Monster
  • Viking Women (UK)
- 7. Kronos (1957)   (special effects designer and creator) 1957 - 5.5 (526)
AKAs:
  • Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe
- 8. Invaders from Mars (1953) (matte artist) (optical effects) 1953 - 6.4 (1,878)
- 9. Unknown World (1951)   (special photographic effects) (as I.A. Block) 1951 - 4.0 (278)
AKAs:
  • To the Center of the Earth
- 10. Rocketship X-M (1950)   (matte painter) (as I.A. Block) 1950 - 4.8 (801)
AKAs:
  • Expedition Moon
Special Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Macabre (1958) (special effects) 1958 - 5.5 (118)
- 2. War of the Satellites (1958) (special effects) 1958 - 4.4 (105)
- 3. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) (TV) (special effects) 1957 - 5.9 (175)
- 4. The Invisible Boy (1957)   (special effects) 1957 - 4.9 (471)
AKAs:
  • S.O.S. Spaceship
- 5. World Without End (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 5.9 (322)
- 6. Captive Women (1952)   (special effects) 1952 - 5.9 (21)
AKAs:
  • 1000 Years from Now (USA: reissue title)
  • 3000 A.D. (UK)
- 7. Flight to Mars (1951) (special effects) (uncredited) 1951 - 4.9 (222)
- 8. Alice in Wonderland (1949)   (special effects) 1949 - 6.8 (220)
AKAs:
  • Alice au pays des merveilles (France)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Atomic Submarine (1959)   (story) (uncredited) 1959 - 4.7 (429)
AKAs:
  • The Atomic Sub (USA: alternative title)
- 2. The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)   (story idea) 1959 - 5.7 (409)
AKAs:
  • Lou Costello and His 30 Foot Bride
  • The Secret Bride of Candy Rock
- 3. War of the Satellites (1958) (story) 1958 - 4.4 (105)
- 4. The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)   (story) 1957 - 2.1 (564)
AKAs:
  • The Saga of the Viking
  • The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
  • Undersea Monster
  • Viking Women (UK)
- 5. Kronos (1957)   (story) 1957 - 5.5 (526)
AKAs:
  • Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe
- 6. Forbidden Planet (1956) (story) 1956 - 7.8 (14,413)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Atomic Submarine (1959)   (producer associate) 1959 - 4.7 (429)
AKAs:
  • The Atomic Sub (USA: alternative title)
- 2. War of the Satellites (1958) (producer) 1958 - 4.4 (105)
- 3. "Flight" (1958)   producer (1 episode) 1958 - 9.1 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Kronos (1957)   (producer) 1957 - 5.5 (526)
AKAs:
  • Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe
- 5. Unknown World (1951)   (producer) (as I.A. Block) 1951 - 4.0 (278)
AKAs:
  • To the Center of the Earth
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Caretakers (1963)   (title drawings) 1963 - 5.5 (190)
AKAs:
  • Borderlines (UK)
- 2. Unknown World (1951)   (copyright) (as I.A. Block) 1951 - 4.0 (278)
AKAs:
  • To the Center of the Earth
Production Designer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Forbidden Planet (1956) (uncredited) 1956 - 7.8 (14,413)
- 2. Unknown World (1951)   (as I.A. Block) 1951 - 4.0 (278)
AKAs:
  • To the Center of the Earth

Additional Details

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Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Horror | Adventure more
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