20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
Director:
Nathan Juran
Writers:
Robert Creighton Williams, Christopher Knopf.
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William Hopper as Colonel Robert Calder |
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Joan Taylor as Marisa Leonardo |
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Frank Puglia as Dr. Leonardo |
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John Zaremba as Dr. Judson |
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Thomas Browne Henry as Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh |
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Tito Vuolo as Commissario Unte |
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Jan Arvan as Signore Contino - Government Official |
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Arthur Space as Dr. Sharman |
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Bart Braverman as Pepe |
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Don Orlando as Fisherman Mondello (uncredited) |
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George Khoury as Fisherman Verrico (uncredited) |
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Darlene Fields as Reporter Reynolds (uncredited) |
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George Pelling as Reporter Maples (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Felix Roi, a French reporter (uncredited) |
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Sid Cassel as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Ray Harryhausen as Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited) |
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Noel Drayton as 1st Reuters News Correspondent (uncredited) |
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Rollin Moriyama as Dr. Koruku - Japanese Scientist |
| Directing | Nathan Juran | Director |
| Production | Charles H. Schneer | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Creighton Williams | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christopher Knopf | Screenplay |
| Sound | Mischa Bakaleinikoff | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Ray Harryhausen | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Lawrence W. Butler | Special Effects |
| Camera | Irving Lippman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Carlo Ventimiglia | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edwin H. Bryant | Editor |
| Art | Cary Odell | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Charlotte Knight | Story |
