"You'll see it tear a city apart!"

1953

1h 20m

6.6(194 votes)

Drama

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.

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15 members

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Paul Hubschmid

Prof. Nesbitt

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Paula Raymond

Lee Hunter

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Cecil Kellaway

Prof. Elson

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Kenneth Tobey

Col. Evans

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Donald Woods

Capt. Jackson

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Lee Van Cleef

Corp. Stone

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Steve Brodie

Sgt. Loomis

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Ross Elliott

George Ritchie

Acting

Jack Pennick

Jacob Bowman

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Ray Hyke

Sgt. Willistead

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Paula Hill

Miss Ryan

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Michael Fox

ER Doctor

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Alvin Greenman

Radar Man #1

No Image

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Frank Ferguson

Dr. Morton

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King Donovan

Dr. Ingersoll

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