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20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

APPROVED 82 min  -  Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   June 1957 (USA)
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The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writers:

Robert Creighton Williams (screenplay), Christopher Knopf (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

William Hopper, Joan Taylor and Thomas Browne Henry
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Hopper William Hopper ...
Joan Taylor Joan Taylor ...
Frank Puglia Frank Puglia ...
John Zaremba John Zaremba ...
Thomas Browne Henry Thomas Browne Henry ...
Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh (as Thomas B. Henry)
Tito Vuolo Tito Vuolo ...
Commissario Charra
Jan Arvan Jan Arvan ...
Signore Contino - Government Official
Arthur Space Arthur Space ...
Bart Braverman ...
Pepe (as Bart Bradley)
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Storyline

The first spaceship to visit Venus crash lands in the sea, freeing a small native Venusian creature called the Ymir. Eventually growing to enormous size, it threatens the city of Rome. Written by Steve Hill <shill@harper.cc.il.us>  

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Plot Keywords:

Venusian | Alien | Military | Sicily | Astronaut  | See more »

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Monster from outerspace runs wild! See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

The Beast from Space See more »

Filming Locations:

Hyperion Water Treatment Facility - 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Morningside Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Ray Harryhausen's original design for the monster was a giant cyclops, similar to the one he later used in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. He discarded the idea after making a clay model of it, and eventually settled on the reptilian Ymir. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: A fisherman tells another to get the boat hook out. Yet in the prior shot, the boat hook is already extended. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mondello: Pepe! Is it your desire that the fishes, they swim away? Come on! Pull up on the net, here.
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Connections

Referenced in Morte e Morte de Johnny Zombie (2011) See more »