20 Million Miles to Earth

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20 Million Miles to Earth is a 1957 science fiction film best known for its stop-motion creature effects by Ray Harryhausen, depicting a deadly alien monster brought from Venus to Earth.

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instanceOf film
science fiction film
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Irving Lippman NERFINISHED
conflictType human versus alien monster
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creatureDesigner Ray Harryhausen NERFINISHED
director Nathan Juran NERFINISHED
disasterType rampaging monster in urban area
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Chester W. Schaeffer NERFINISHED
era 1950s American science fiction cinema
featuresCreature Ymir NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Italy NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
finalClimaxLocation Colosseum in Rome NERFINISHED
genre black-and-white film
monster film
science fiction
hasAlternativeTitle The Beast from Space NERFINISHED
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
influenced later monster and creature-feature films
leadCharacterOccupation astronaut
medium theatrical film
monsterOrigin Venus NERFINISHED
musicBy Mischa Bakaleinikoff NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice space mission returning from Venus
notableFor stop-motion creature effects by Ray Harryhausen
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A deadly alien creature from Venus is brought to Earth and grows to monstrous size, threatening humanity.
producer Charles H. Schneer NERFINISHED
productionCompany Morningside Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1957-07-10
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 82
setting Italy NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
specialEffectsSupervisor Ray Harryhausen NERFINISHED
stars Frank Puglia NERFINISHED
Joan Taylor NERFINISHED
John Zaremba NERFINISHED
William Hopper NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audience
timePeriodDepicted contemporary to 1950s
visualEffectsTechnique stop-motion animation

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William Hopper appearedInFilm 20 Million Miles to Earth
Ray Harryhausen notableWork 20 Million Miles to Earth