20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

Directed by

Nathan Juran

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, disaster film, thriller film

Country

West Germany, Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rocket returning from Venus crashes in Italy, bringing an alien creature that grows at an alarming rate. The local military and scientists try to stop the monster before it devastates the coastal town.

suspensefulpacedcreepydatedadventuroustensefantastical

What happens

20 Million Miles to Earth (also known as The Beast from Space) is a 1957 American science-fiction monster film directed by Nathan Juran and featuring stop-motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. It stars William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. Set in Italy, the film centers on an alien lifeform from Venus that arrives via a crashed rocket, and begins rapidly growing. The film was produced by Charles H. Schneer's Morningside Productions for Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Bob Williams and Christopher Knopf from an original treatment by Charlott Knight and Harryhausen. It was released theatrically in June 1957, to positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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