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The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.
Thomas Browne Henry
- Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh
- (as Thomas B. Henry)
Bart Braverman
- Pepe
- (as Bart Bradley)
Sid Cassel
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
Neil Collins
- Technician
- (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
- 1st Reuters News Correspondent
- (uncredited)
Darlene Fields
- Miss Reynolds
- (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Michael Garth
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen
- Man Feeding Elephant
- (uncredited)
Ronald Hyde
- Policeman Shooting Flamethrower
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was originally going to be set in Chicago, with the rocket crashing in Lake Michigan. Right before submitting the idea to producer Charles H. Schneer, Ray Harryhausen decided to change the setting to Italy at the last minute, after deciding that he always wanted to go on vacation there.
- GoofsThe General, fearing that the space ship has sunk, points to a body of water on the map and says that the lost astronauts are now "20,000 leagues under the sea." Of course, it's a coy reference to the recent sci-fi flick 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) (and Jules Verne's novel). However, a league is about 3 miles; no ship could sink 60,000 miles under the sea since the earth isn't that large. The Verne title refers to the amount of miles traveled under the sea, not how deep the craft was operating. So the General has made a geographical error while trying to make a hip quip.
- Quotes
Dr. Judson Uhl: You better tell them we're in a hurry and to roll up the red tape and put it into a drawer until this thing is over!
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: A FISHING VILLAGE IN SICILY
- Alternate versionsMany local TV stations delete the scene in which the Ymir kills an elephant from a zoo, claiming the scene is a needless depiction of cruelty to animals.
- ConnectionsEdited from Ngày Trái Đất Ngừng Quay (1951)
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This creature scared me in 1957 - love to see it again.
I saw this gem in 1957 at the Vineland Drive In, La Puente, California (which still exists! Saw Hellboy there last night.) The creature was so believable it scared me into peeking from beneath a blanket. I was eleven. I was hooked. Sci-Fi rules. Harryhausen's work is amazing and reason enough to seek it out. I was thrilled to discover it is available on DVD, and disappointed that some TV stations cut the elephant/creature fight scene for fear of upsetting animal rights folks. I will definitely find that DVD - and thanks to someone for noting the Full screen version is best, the "Wide-screen" is actually cropped top and bottom. I wanna see it all!
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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