Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

  • 1hr 19m
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  • 68

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jack Arnold

Writer:

Harry Essex, Arthur A. Ross, Maurice Zimm

Release Date:

Mar 5, 1954

Runtime:

1hr 19m

Synopsis

A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

Cast

  • Richard Carlson
  • Julie Adams
  • Richard Denning
  • Antonio Moreno
  • Nestor Paiva
  • Whit Bissell
  • Bernie Gozier
  • Henry A. Escalante
  • Ricou Browning
  • Ben Chapman

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Based on 11 Critics
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USER SCORE (16)

Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Reviews
63

Archetypal 50s science fiction—light on brains and heavy on sexual innuendo (1954). But director Jack Arnold has a flair for this sort of thing, and if there really is anything frightening about a man dressed up in a rubber suit with zippers where the gills ought to be, Arnold comes close to finding it.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
88

In so many monster movies, the pieces show. This creature is seamless.

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Josh Larsen
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