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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Director: Jack Arnold

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From Time Out Film Guide

The routine story - members of a scientific expedition exploring the Amazon discover and are menaced by an amphibious gill man - is mightily improved by Arnold's sure sense of atmospheric locations and by the often sympathetic portrait of the monster. Interestingly, the threat is perceived as partly sexual (notably in the scene where the creature swims mesmerised beneath the tightly swimsuited Adams), and thus the film can be seen as a precursor of Jaws.

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Cast & crew

Director: Jack Arnold

Producer: William Alland

Cast: Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Whit Bissell, Nestor Paiva, Ricou Browning full cast

Genre(s): Horror

Duration: 79 mins


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