1953·Drama·1h 20m
7.0
★
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
Directed by Eugène Lourié
new york city
atomic bomb
giant monster
arctic polar circle region
radioactivity
stop motion
dinosaur
black and white
sea monster
based on short story
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Cast
Paul Hubschmid
Prof. Nesbitt
Paula Raymond
Lee Hunter
Cecil Kellaway
Prof. Elson
Kenneth Tobey
Col. Evans
Donald Woods
Capt. Jackson
Lee Van Cleef
Corp. Stone
Steve Brodie
Sgt. Loomis
Ross Elliott
George Ritchie
Jack Pennick
Jacob Bowman
Ray Hyke
Sgt. Willistead
Paula Hill
Miss Ryan
Michael Fox
ER Doctor
Crew
Eugène Lourié
Director
Lou Morheim
Screenplay
Fred Freiberger
Screenplay
Ray Bradbury
Short Story
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Popular Reviews
38 reviews
Jonas Bu.
6.0★ · 04/23/26
Ein unterhaltsames Schwarzweiss Stop Motion Creature Feature aus den 50‘ern wie man sie kennt und liebt.
Für heutige Verhältnisse nichts alt zu aussergewöhnliches, aber als Filmhistorischer Sicht schon sehr interessant da dieser zB. den späteren Godzilla stark inspiriert hat.
Für heutige Verhältnisse nichts alt zu aussergewöhnliches, aber als Filmhistorischer Sicht schon sehr interessant da dieser zB. den späteren Godzilla stark inspiriert hat.
Ein unterhaltsames Schwarzweiss Stop Motion Creature Feature aus den 50‘ern wie man sie kennt und liebt.
Für heutige Verhältnisse nichts alt zu aussergewöhnliches, aber als Filmhistorischer Sicht schon sehr interessant da dieser zB. den späteren Godzilla stark inspiriert hat.
Für heutige Verhältnisse nichts alt zu aussergewöhnliches, aber als Filmhistorischer Sicht schon sehr interessant da dieser zB. den späteren Godzilla stark inspiriert hat.
Nick
8.0★ · 03/20/26
Godzillas American uncle isn’t quite as good but I sure love dinosaurs!
Godzillas American uncle isn’t quite as good but I sure love dinosaurs!
Baeaeggs
7.0★ · 03/17/26
Absolutely astonishing Stop Motion, as expected since it was done by Ray Harryhausen.
Other than that it's just a more boring version of Godzilla (1954)
Other than that it's just a more boring version of Godzilla (1954)
Absolutely astonishing Stop Motion, as expected since it was done by Ray Harryhausen.
Other than that it's just a more boring version of Godzilla (1954)
Other than that it's just a more boring version of Godzilla (1954)
c
6.0★ · 02/15/26
I would die for the Rhedosaurus. He is just so cute.
I don't know where I got the impression that this was boring, and I feel kind of silly for putting it off for so long. It certainly has slower moments, but it's pretty consistantly engaging throughout.
The only scene that left me disappointed was the finale; the wooden rollercoaster was absolutely inspired as a set-piece and yet, even as it burned to the ground, there was a severe lack of tension. Like, climbing down from a fifty foot rollercoaster engulfed in flames, AFTER shooting an isotope into a giant dinosaur should NOT feel as mundane as it does here.
I don't know where I got the impression that this was boring, and I feel kind of silly for putting it off for so long. It certainly has slower moments, but it's pretty consistantly engaging throughout.
The only scene that left me disappointed was the finale; the wooden rollercoaster was absolutely inspired as a set-piece and yet, even as it burned to the ground, there was a severe lack of tension. Like, climbing down from a fifty foot rollercoaster engulfed in flames, AFTER shooting an isotope into a giant dinosaur should NOT feel as mundane as it does here.
I would die for the Rhedosaurus. He is just so cute.
I don't know where I got the impression that this was boring, and I feel kind of silly for putting it off for so long. It certainly has slower moments, but it's pretty consistantly engaging throughout.
The only scene that left me disappointed was the finale; the wooden rollercoaster was absolutely inspired as a set-piece and yet, even as it burned to the ground, there was a severe lack of tension. Like, climbing down from a fifty foot rollercoaster engulfed in flames, AFTER shooting an isotope into a giant dinosaur should NOT feel as mundane as it does here.
I don't know where I got the impression that this was boring, and I feel kind of silly for putting it off for so long. It certainly has slower moments, but it's pretty consistantly engaging throughout.
The only scene that left me disappointed was the finale; the wooden rollercoaster was absolutely inspired as a set-piece and yet, even as it burned to the ground, there was a severe lack of tension. Like, climbing down from a fifty foot rollercoaster engulfed in flames, AFTER shooting an isotope into a giant dinosaur should NOT feel as mundane as it does here.
Optimus Prime
8.0★ · 01/20/26
Classic monster film, I love it
Classic monster film, I love it