20 Million Miles to Earth [Blu-ray] DVD

20 Million Miles to Earth
One of special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen's pre-Seventh Voyage of Sinbad efforts, 20 Million Miles to Earth borrows a few pages from King Kong. An American spaceship crashlands off the coast of Sicily. The rescue party discovers that the astronauts have inadvertently brought back a curious gelatinous mass from the planet Venus. This lump of goo rapidly evolves into be a living reptilian creature, which scientists label an "Ymir". While being subjected to laboratory experimentation, the Ymir begins growing by leaps and bounds, and before long the gigantic monstrosity has escaped and is wreaking havoc in Rome. After battling a zoo elephant and taking a swim in the Tiber, the gargantuan creature holes up in the Colosseum, where the film's pyrotechnic finale occurs. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast William Hopper as Calder Joan Taylor as Marisa Frank Puglia as Dr. Leonardo John Zaremba as Dr. Judson Uhl Thomas Brown Henry as Gen. A.D. McIntosh Tito Vuolo as Comisario of Police Jan Arvan as Signore Contino Arthur Space as Sharman Bart Bradley as Pepe George Pelling as Mr. Maples George Khoury as Verrico Don Orlando as Mondello Rollin Moriyama as Dr. Koruku

Crew Cary O'Dell - Art Director Nathan Juran - Director Edwin H. Bryant - Editor Mischa Bakaleinikoff - Composer (Music Score) Irving Lippman - Cinematographer Charles H. Schneer - Producer Robert Priestley - Set Designer Ray Harryhausen - Special Effects Lambert Day - Sound/Sound Designer Charlotte Knight - Screen Story Bob Williams - Screenwriter Christopher Knopf - Screenwriter

20 Million Miles to Earth
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish, Por, KO, TH Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Feature available in original B&W and color (Chromachoice™ to toggle between B&W and color) Commentary with Ray Harryhausen, visual effects artists Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, and Arnold Kunert Digital sneak peek of 20 Million Miles More comic book Remembering 20 Million Miles to Earth Tim Burtin Sits Down With Ray Harryhausen Interview with Joan Taylor The Colorization Process Original ad artwork David Schecter on film music's unsung hero Video photo galleries DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: ABC Content Length: 82 min