"It Came From Beneath the Sea" was one of the many radio active over sized monster movies of the 1950s. In this case it is a giant octopus that was mutated as the result of atomic testing in the Pacific Ocean.
It stats out with a newly designed atomic submarine on a shakedown cruise. Under the command of Commander Pete Mathews (Kenneth Tobey), the sub encounters an unknown creature of enormous size following it. The creature attacks the sub. When the sub breaks free, the creature leaves a part of a tentacle behind.
Pete brings the specimen to a marine biology laboratory where he works with scientists Dr. John Carter (Donald Curtis) and the comely Professor Leslie Joyce (Faith Domergue) to identify the creature. After several experiments the team identifies the creature as a giant octopus. Shortly thereafter, the giant octopus surfaces and envelops a freighter killing all but a few survivors. The Navy searches for the creature with an aim of destroying it.
The octopus next surfaces outside San Francisco where it climbs up the side of the Golden Gate Bridge before returning to the deep. Pete finds the creature under water near the shoreline. He goes after it with his atomic powered submarine in order to implant a special torpedo in the beast which will be exploded remotely when all are safe.. When something goes array, Pete has to don the scuba equipment and try to plant a plastic explosive on the creature. Pete is knocked unconscious and its up to Dr. Carter to rescue him. Just as Dr. Carter reaches Pete........................................................
The creature effects were created by Ray Harryhausen who was just getting started with his stop motion creatures. You only get to see the whole creature a couple of times, otherwise all we see is a wiggling tentacle wreaking havoc in ocean front San Francisco. Back projection and miniatures are quite evident during the attacks.
Kenneth Tobey in a lead role for a change, would go on to be one of Hollywood's most popular character actors for many years to come. Faith Domergue is quite good as the brainy scientist particularly in the scene where she gets the survivor of the downed ship to explain what really happened. She had been one of Howard Hughes main squeezes but he lost Faith.
Others in the cast include veteran Ian Keith as Admiral Burns the Head of Naval Security and Harry Lauter as the skeptical Deputy Sheriff Bill Nash who gets all wrapped up in the situation.
It stats out with a newly designed atomic submarine on a shakedown cruise. Under the command of Commander Pete Mathews (Kenneth Tobey), the sub encounters an unknown creature of enormous size following it. The creature attacks the sub. When the sub breaks free, the creature leaves a part of a tentacle behind.
Pete brings the specimen to a marine biology laboratory where he works with scientists Dr. John Carter (Donald Curtis) and the comely Professor Leslie Joyce (Faith Domergue) to identify the creature. After several experiments the team identifies the creature as a giant octopus. Shortly thereafter, the giant octopus surfaces and envelops a freighter killing all but a few survivors. The Navy searches for the creature with an aim of destroying it.
The octopus next surfaces outside San Francisco where it climbs up the side of the Golden Gate Bridge before returning to the deep. Pete finds the creature under water near the shoreline. He goes after it with his atomic powered submarine in order to implant a special torpedo in the beast which will be exploded remotely when all are safe.. When something goes array, Pete has to don the scuba equipment and try to plant a plastic explosive on the creature. Pete is knocked unconscious and its up to Dr. Carter to rescue him. Just as Dr. Carter reaches Pete........................................................
The creature effects were created by Ray Harryhausen who was just getting started with his stop motion creatures. You only get to see the whole creature a couple of times, otherwise all we see is a wiggling tentacle wreaking havoc in ocean front San Francisco. Back projection and miniatures are quite evident during the attacks.
Kenneth Tobey in a lead role for a change, would go on to be one of Hollywood's most popular character actors for many years to come. Faith Domergue is quite good as the brainy scientist particularly in the scene where she gets the survivor of the downed ship to explain what really happened. She had been one of Howard Hughes main squeezes but he lost Faith.
Others in the cast include veteran Ian Keith as Admiral Burns the Head of Naval Security and Harry Lauter as the skeptical Deputy Sheriff Bill Nash who gets all wrapped up in the situation.