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Creature from the Black Lagoon( 1954)

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From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon

Overview

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Carlson

      Dr. David Reed

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      Julie Adams

      Kay Lawrence

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      Richard Denning

      Dr. Mark Williams

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      Antonio Moreno

      Dr. Carl Maia

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      Nestor Paiva

      Captain Lucas

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      Whit Bissell

      Dr. Edwin Thompson

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      Bernie Gozier

      Zee

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      Henry A. Escalante

      Chico

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      Ricou Browning

      The Gill Man In Water (uncredited)

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      Ben Chapman

      The Gill Man On Land (uncredited)

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      Art Gilmore

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Perry Lopez

      Tomas (uncredited)

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      Sydney Mason

      Dr. Matos (uncredited)

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      Rodd Redwing

      Luis (uncredited)

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      James Miller

      Old Man (uncredited)

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    A review by Dsnake1

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    Written by Dsnake1 on Fri Oct 11 2019
    Creature from the Black Lagoon is a fairly straight-forward horror film, but even sixty-five years later, it still works. The movie plays on the fear of the unknown creature. Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, there might be some kind of ancient, half-fish-half-man horror that sets out to kill all humans who come into its territory. Maybe it even wants to steal away the women to continue living. That's a scary thought, in and of itself. When you add that to the movie's best quality, the score, it makes for some truly chilling, truly tense scenes. The whole film is well done, especially for 1...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    1300000.00

    Keywords

    • ship
    • monster
    • chase
    • boat
    • paleontology
    • expedition
    • amazon rainforest
    • water monster
    • black and white
    • creature
    • scientist
    • sea monster
    • lagoon
    • fossil
    • spear gun