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About
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
Theatrical
Jun 13, 1953
Box Office
$5.0M
Budget
$210K
Return
23.8x
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Studio
Jack Dietz Productions
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Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Hubschmid
Prof. Nesbitt
P
Paula Raymond
Lee Hunter
C
Cecil Kellaway
Prof. Elson
K
Kenneth Tobey
Col. Evans
D
Donald Woods
Capt. Jackson
L
Lee Van Cleef
Corp. Stone
S
Steve Brodie
Sgt. Loomis
R
Ross Elliott
George Ritchie
J
Jack Pennick
Jacob Bowman
R
Ray Hyke
Sgt. Willistead
P
Paula Hill
Miss Ryan
M
Michael Fox
ER Doctor
A
Alvin Greenman
Radar Man #1
F
Frank Ferguson
Dr. Morton
K
King Donovan
Dr. Ingersoll
Quotes
See all →Reflections on The Beast's Impact
Quotes about The Beast
* ] (2003), An Animated Life, Aurum Press, p. 57
[[Ray Harryhausen]
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The Tragic Innocence of The Beast
Quotes about The Beast
The task of instilling pathos into a creature that was, after all, an innocent victim of circumstances was something I had set myself from the outset, although I was restrained by the script... The Beast is a poor lost soul brought back to life by man and then destroyed by man. If it sounds familiar, it is. King Kong was a huge influence, as he would be in all the other creatures I would be father to.
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