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20 Million Miles to Earth |
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a.k.a. The Beast From Space, The Giant Ymir
United States, 1957 |
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Starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor. Directed by Nathan Juran. Venusian space critter named Ymir is the only one to return from a manned flight to Venus. Although his capsule is at first discovered by locals in a Sicilian fishing village, the American and Italian governments come looking for little Ymir, who eventually grows into a humongous Ymir, and the girl-grabbin', landscape-stompin' fun begins. Ymir was brought to life by Ray Harryhausen, and he steals the show completely. |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
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United States, 1954
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Starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Jules Verne's classic tale of underwater adventure is given a most lavish screen treatment in this 1954 Disney production. Even if the cutesier Disney touches leave you cold, you gotta admit that giant squid is pretty darn cool. |
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7th Voyage of Sinbad, The |
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United States, 1958
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Starring Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin Thatcher. Directed by Nathan Juran. In the first of the Sinbad movies to feature Ray Harryhausen special effects, Sinbad (Mathews) toils to free a princess from a sorcerer’s curse. The sorcerer’s island features the usual menagerie of mythological monsters, including a Cyclops, a dragon, and a giant two-headed vulture. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad isn’t as much fun as The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), but the effects are great. |
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