# It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

> A radioactive giant octopus brings Cold War monster-movie spectacle to the San Francisco waterfront and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18554

## Facts

- Runtime: 79 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
- Director: Robert Gordon
- Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Chuck Griffiths, Ian Keith, Dean Maddox Jr., Harry Lauter, Richard W. Peterson
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048215/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: suspenseful, earnest, militaristic, classic monster movie night, retro science fiction marathon

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- [Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/1497)
- [Mysterious Island (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/11482)
- [Quatermass 2 (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/15653)
- [Them! (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/6099)
- [Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/6005)
- [Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/10913)
- [This Island Earth (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/676)
- [Tarantula (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/4429)
- [Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/11473)
- [The War of the Worlds (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/4343)

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