---
title: 'The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eugène Lourié'
released: '1953-06-13'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beast-from-20000-fathoms-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045546/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

1953 · 80 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 American independent monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. It is partly based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story of the same name, which was later reprinted as "The Fog Horn". In the film a giant dinosaur, the Rhedosaurus, is released from its frozen state in the Arctic by an atomic bomb test. Paul Christian stars as Thomas Nesbitt, the foremost surviving witness of the creature before it causes havoc while traveling toward New York. Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, and Kenneth Tobey are featured in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eugène Lourié](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-lourie)
- **Screenplay:** [Eugène Lourié](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-lourie), [Ray Bradbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-bradbury), [Robert Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-smith-2), [Fred Freiberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-freiberger), [Daniel Lewis James](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-lewis-james)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Buttolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-buttolph)
- **Producer:** [Hal E. Chester](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-e-chester), [Jack Dietz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-dietz)
- **Director of Photography:** [John L. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-russell)
- **Editor:** [Bernard W. Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-w-burton)

## Cast

- [Kenneth Tobey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tobey)
- [Paula Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-raymond)
- [King Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-donovan)
- [Paul Hubschmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hubschmid)
- [Ross Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-elliott)
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway)
- [Donald Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-woods)
- [Steve Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-brodie)
- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef)

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