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20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
Runtime: 2 hrs 45 mins
Synopsis: The first space flight to Venus returns to Earth carrying a specimen of Venusian life called the Ymir. When the ship crashes into the sea upon its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, the small, reptilian creature escapes, growing to an enormous size, eventually terrorizing the city of Rome.... The first space flight to Venus returns to Earth carrying a specimen of Venusian life called the Ymir. When the ship crashes into the sea upon its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, the small, reptilian creature escapes, growing to an enormous size, eventually terrorizing the city of Rome. The always beautiful and impressive creature animations of the great Ray Harryhausen elevate the film above the level of ordinary 1950's monster sci-fi. The Ymir is one of the best-known creations in his long, distinguished career. [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, Thomas Brown Henry, John Zaremba
Screenwriter: Christopher Knopf
Producer: Charles H. Schneer
Composer: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 12, 2007
Blu-ray Features:
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, Spanish
- Subtitles - English, French, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai - Optional
Additional Release Materials:
- Featurettes - 1. "Remembering 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH"
- 2. "The Colorization Process"
- 3. "David Schechter on Film Music's Unsung Heroes"
- Interviews - 1. Joan Taylor -Star
- 2. Tim Burton
Reviews
Nathan Juran's film differs from most sci-fi monster movies of the period in that the monster shows up early and often.
A King King knock off, and one that's highlighted by some awesome creature special effects.
20 Million Miles to Earth gave no boost to the development of genre movies. It did, though, further the evolution of Harryhausen's skill and artistry, not to mention his presently exalted position as his films' auteur.


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