A dangerous, lizardlike creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic. Juran and starring william hopper, joan taylor, and frank puglia. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. We can forgive 20 million miles to earth its interplanetary ignorance. Video archive for the film 20 million miles to earth, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1957. Mariner2 was five years away and scientists spent the rest of the 60s arguing about its datai. Watch 20 million miles to earth online 1957 movie yidio. Calder william hopper spreading word to the general thomas browne henry, nearing the climax in animator ray harryhausens 20 million miles to. Sep 21, 2011 an american spaceship crashlands off the coast of sicily, the crew has brought back a mass that evolves into a strange creature which rampages through rome. Aug 06, 2008 this is the original trailer for the scifi monster thriller 20 million miles to earth with creature effects by the legendary ray harryhausen and location filming in rome, it was realeased in.
Which it generally is, given nathan gurands no more than workmanlike direction and a script by bob williams and christopher knopf, from an original story by charlott knight and ray harryhausen that observes most of the. Bart braverman, george khoury, and don orlando in 20 million miles to earth 1957. The rockets two astronauts are rescued, but a local boy finds something more. Schneer s morningside productions for columbia pictures and directed by nathan h. Or at least in italy, as a doomed mission from venus crash lands off the coast of sicily. When the first manned flight to venus returns to earth, the rocket crashlands in the mediterranean near a small italian fishing village. In 83 lists, 1,090 checks, 23 favorites, 20 dislikes. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for 20 million miles to earth 1957. May 29, 20 nobody knew this in june, 1957, obviously. See more ideas about classic sci fi, sci fi movies and sci fi films. Hyde 1953, abbott and costello meet the invisible man 1951, actor, alan nixon, albert dekker, alec guiness.
The creature from venus has escaped from sedation at the rome zoo, citizens fleeing as it tangles with an elephant, lt. English, spanish, french, portuguese, chinese, korean, thai genre. Schneers morningside productions for columbia pictures and directed by nathan h. Watch 20 million miles to earth online stream full movie. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Ray harryhausen, the master of stopmotion photography, did one of his best here. The sole survivor is colonel robert calder william hooper, an astronaut whos anxious to recover a strange, venusian egg that was on board the ship. Buffy the vampire slayer, the alligator people, the blob fandom, cthulhu mythos h. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of rome. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts colonel calder, the mission commander. Harryhausens seminal 1957 film 20 million miles to earth tells a rather simple story about an american spacecraft that crashes off the coast of sicily after completing an expedition to venus. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Check out more movies that start with 2 and movies from 1957.
Theres nothing that master animator ray harryhausen likes more than going on a wrecking spree. Trailer for the 1957 classic 20 million miles to earth. Jan 19, 2014 trailer for the 1957 classic 20 million miles to earth. A small fishing boat makes its way to the ship and the men rescue two crew members before the metal hulk sinks to the bottom of the sea. When the first manned flight to venus, returns to earth, the rocket crashlands in the mediterranean, near a small italian fishing village. With william hopper, joan taylor, thomas browne henry, frank puglia. The third and last of ray harryhausen and charles h. It did, though, further the evolution of harryhausens skill and artistry, not to mention his presently exalted position.
What a great beginning, where the huge rocket crashes into the sea off the coast of italy and the local fishermen are able to rescue the two survivors. A cursory look at its essentials gives the impression that 20 million miles to earth columbia, 1957 is your standard giant monster gets loose in big city kind of opus. Hang in there long enough and youll be treated to one of the better giantmonsterontheloose films of all time, brought to life by legendary fx master ray harryhausen. As with several other schneercolumbia collaborations, it was developed to showcase. The creature movements are so fluid they seem real, particularly the creatures tail in many shots. Movie trailer 20 million miles to earth 1957 youtube.
Then, we watch as the thing sinks beneath the waves. Schneers morningside productions for columbia pictures. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. An american spaceship crashlands off the coast of sicily, the crew has brought back a mass that evolves into a strange creature which rampages through rome. The following guns were used in 20 million miles to earth. So whenever the title 20 million miles to earth popped up on my tv screen, i just dismissed it as a boring space adventure. There are currently seven videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
It begins to grow and grow, and like a giant primate a quarter of a century before, the humans either want to kill it or exploit it. Despite what the title might imply 20 million miles to earth is actually set right here on earth. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts, colonel calder, the mission commander. Watch 20 million miles to earth full movie in hd visit when the first manned flight to venus returns to earth, th. William hopper, joan taylor, frank puglia, john zaremba, thomas browne henry directors. The screenplay was written by bob williams and christopher knopf from an original treatment by charlott. It all starts with one of the fifties coolest spaceships crashing into the ocean off the coast of sicily. The only real knock on 20 million miles to earth is one that more or less dogged harryhausen throughout his career.
Soon 20feet tall, the creature rampages through rome. One of specialeffects wizard ray harryhausens preseventh voyage of sinbad efforts, 20 million miles to earth borrows a few pages from king kong. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts colonel calder, the mission. This is the original trailer for the scifi monster thriller 20 million miles to earth with creature effects by the legendary ray harryhausen and location filming in rome, it was realeased in. It was a few years later i came across an issue of famous monsters of filmland remember that one. Especially since that ignorance doubles as the source of some. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature.