The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms 1953 PG

When

1.00 pm, Sat 11 May 2019 (80 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms will screen from an archival 35mm print.

"A memorable collaboration between legendary sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury and renowned stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen results in a defrosted Rhedosaurus wrecking havoc from the North Pole to lower Manhattan. The first instance of atom bomb testing used as a plot device for dinosaur-inspired urban renewal!" Palm Springs Classic Science Fiction Film Festival

Production Credits

  • Director: Eugéne Louriè
  • Script: Lou Morheim, Fred Freiberger,
  • Based on: a Short Story “the Fog Horn” by Ray Bradbury
  • Producer: Jack Dietz
  • Cinematographer: Jack Russell
  • Cast: Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Lee Van Cleef, Cecil Kellaway
  • Editor: Bernard W. Burton
  • Art Director: Eugéne Louriè
  • Music: David Buttolph
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: Roadshow Films
  • Screening Format: 35mm
  • Year: 1953
  • Runtime: 80 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Black & White