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Bookmark this pageIt Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
Director: Robert Gordon
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From Time Out Film Guide
Good to see supporting stalwart Tobey get a lead for once, even if it is in this minor entry in the '50s cycle of radiation-paranoia sci-fi pics (effects by Ray Harryhausen). Our man is a sailor whose submarine is almost sunk by an unidentifed object in the Pacific. Before long San Francisco itself is threatened by the mystery marauder, an octopus mutated to giant dimensions by nuclear tests. (The budget allowed for a creature with only six tentacles.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Robert Gordon
Producer: Charles H Schneer
Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Harry Lauter full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 78 mins
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