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Director:
Robert Gordon
Writers:
George Worthing Yates (screenplay) &
Hal Smith (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
July 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A Giant Octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Which Ray Harryhausen Movie is the Best?
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Fantasy Movie Producer Schneer Dead At 88
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 January 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Great Classic Film in 1955 ! more (62 total)

Cast

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Kenneth Tobey ... Cmdr. Pete Mathews
Faith Domergue ... Prof. Lesley Joyce
Donald Curtis ... Dr. John Carter
Ian Keith ... Adm. Burns
Dean Maddox Jr. ... Adm. Norman
Chuck Griffiths ... Lt. Griff, USN
Harry Lauter ... Deputy Bill Nash
Richard W. Peterson ... Capt. Stacy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tol Avery ... Navy intern (uncredited)
William Bryant ... Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Del Courtney ... Asst. Secretary of the Navy Robert David Chase (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Officer in control room giving orders to drop nets (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher ... McLeod (uncredited)
Sam Hayes ... Himself (radio newscaster) (uncredited)
Jules Irving ... King (uncredited)
Jack Littlefield ... Aston (uncredited)
Rudy Puteska ... Seaman Hall (uncredited)
Ray Storey ... Reporter (uncredited)
William Woodson ... Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Gordon 
 
Writing credits
George Worthing Yates (screenplay) &
Hal Smith (screenplay)

George Worthing Yates (story)

Produced by
Sam Katzman .... executive producer
Charles H. Schneer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mischa Bakaleinikoff 
 
Cinematography by
Henry Freulich (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Jerome Thoms 
 
Art Direction by
Paul Palmentola 
 
Set Decoration by
Sidney Clifford 
 
Production Management
Leon Chooluck .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leonard Katzman .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
J.S. Westmoreland .... sound (as Josh Westmoreland)
 
Special Effects by
Jack Erickson .... special effects
Ray Harryhausen .... technical effects creator
 
Visual Effects by
Ray Harryhausen .... visual effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard H. Kline .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Mischa Bakaleinikoff .... conductor
Daniele Amfitheatrof .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ross DiMaggio .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herschel Burke Gilbert .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Werner R. Heymann .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Monster from Beneath the Sea
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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #17332) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Imperial County, California, USA more
Company:
Clover Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Special Jet Propelled Torpedo is actually a aerial torpedo (it was delivered by aircraft and by torpedo boats) that had it's propellers and rudders removed. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Faith Domergue says toward the end of the movie that another giant octopus attacked in the 12th Century as a result of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius is the most famous, but in the 12th century it erupted in both 1139 and 1150. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: From her beginnings on a Navy drawing board, through the months of secret field experiments out on the Western desert, then through the desperate search for new metals with the properties she needed, she was designed to be the nation's greatest weapon of the seas - the atom-powered submarine...
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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Great Classic Film in 1955 !, 13 July 2004
10/10
Author: whpratt1 from United States

Greatly enjoyed viewing this film in the 1950's and all the audiences were thrilled at seeing this sea monster tackle the Golden Gate Bridge and terrify all the people in San Francisco. This film cannot compare to the films being made in 2000, however, in 1955 it was a great B Film and is presently and always will be a great Classic. Kenneth Tobey, who was a submarine captain, "Body Shot",'93 gave an outstanding performance along with Faith Domerque,"The House of Seven Corpses",'74 who was a beautiful young actress and acted like a very strong willed woman who was hard to charm off her feet. Unfortunately, Faith had a short career due to her struggle with cancer. This is truly a great Classic Film of the 50's. Enjoy!

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