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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) -- A scientific expedition traveling up the Amazon River encounter a dangerous humanoid amphibious fish creature.

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6.9/10   5,866 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Harry Essex (screenplay)
Arthur A. Ross (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 March 1954 (USA) more
Tagline:
Not since the beginning of time has the world beheld terror like this! more
Plot:
A scientific expedition traveling up the Amazon River encounter a dangerous humanoid amphibious fish creature. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Richard Carlson ... Dr. David Reed
Julie Adams ... Kay Lawrence (as Julia Adams)
Richard Denning ... Dr. Mark Williams
Antonio Moreno ... Carl Maia
Nestor Paiva ... Captain Lucas
Whit Bissell ... Dr. Edwin Thompson

Bernie Gozier ... Zako
Henry A. Escalante ... Chico (as Henry Escalante)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Lagoon (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
79 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.00 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 (1954) | Finland:K-15 (2004) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #16854) | Spain:T | Australia:PG | Norway:16 (original rating) | UK:PG | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | West Germany:12

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Jean Renoir was an uncredited script doctor on this film. more
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Continuity: When David is revealing the Gill-Man photo, Dr. Thompson holds the pipe near his waist. The next shot shows him closer, holding the pipe near his mouth. more
Quotes:
Lucas: There are many strange legends in the Amazon. Even I, Lucas, have heard the legend of a man-fish. more
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
The Gill Man tries to get lucky, 1 September 2005
Author: Stanley Strangelove from Portland, Oregon US

The Creature From the Black Lagoon is a well-loved 1950's sci-fi classic. For 1954 the Gill Man's rubber suit was impressive, now it's plain silly.

When members of a previous expedition go missing, Richard Carlson and Richard Denning smell something fishy and lead a new expedition into the Amazon to find out what happened. They discover the Gill Man, a prehistoric link between amphibians and man. The Gill Man has been without a Gill Woman for a darn long time which may account for why he kills everyone he comes in contact with. The Gill Man spots shapely Julia Adams on the ship and recognizes quickly that she has something he needs. She's a babe in a one-piece and Gill Man falls gills over fins for her. But Carlson and Denning, manly hunks that they are, aren't going to sit by and let some scaly fish steal their girl.

Creature is a solid grade B film. The underwater scenes are interesting. The acting is standard for a grade B film. The Creature From the Black Lagoon spawned two sequels. A movie to watch with wise-cracking friends and popcorn.

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