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It Came from Beneath the Sea

IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS!

5.7(110)19551h 19m3

A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.

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Status
Released
Budget
$150K
Box office
$1.7M
Language
English
  • monster
  • submarine
  • san francisco, california
  • radiation
  • u.s. navy
  • water monster
  • stop motion
  • scientist
  • environmental change 
  • giant octopus
  • animal horror
  • submarine commander

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical18 Jul 1955
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalRated A2 May 1955
    • PhysicalUDVD16 Jun 2003
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical91 Jul 1955
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical618 Nov 2022
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical25 Dec 1958
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical91 Jul 1955
  • TürkiyeTR

    • Theatrical6 Feb 1957

Frequently asked questions

It Came from Beneath the Sea was released on 2 May 1955.

Audience reviews

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    hand2a

    2/4/2025

    6/10

    Harryhausen's special effects in this film are absolutely brilliant as always. I thought that the opening sequence in the submarine was excellent but the rest of the film, excluding Harryhausen's work, was unremarkable. Still definitely worth a watch 3/5

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    Dr Nostromo

    4/24/2026

    6/10

    57/100 Early Ray Harryhausen creature feature about a radiation enhanced, giant octopus (with only 6 tentacles) attacking the west coast of the U.S. climaxing at the Golden Gate bridge. The creature effects were wonderful to watch as it threatens several ships and rips the bridge apart making them the obvious highlight of the film. But the stuff in between ...sheesh. The writers seem to have a hard time giving us …

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