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It Came From Beneath the Sea

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It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)

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Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

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

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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Classic low-budget (catch the five tentacled octopus) sci-fi flick

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Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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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Scott Weinberg
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Harryhausen wasn't yet on top of his game, but the special effects still were the feeble film's best feature.

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