It Came from Beneath the Sea

IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS!

5.719551h 19mReleased
Science Fiction
Adventure
Horror

Overview

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1955-07-01
Runtime1h 19m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America

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IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA Official Trailer [1955]

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hand2a

Feb 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

Apr 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

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