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The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)

83 min · Horror, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

Popularity4/5
12-month trend3.7k1.0kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

3.7k02025-09: 1,032 views2025-10: 3,683 views2025-11: 1,755 views2025-12: 1,484 views2026-01: 1,716 views2026-02: 1,664 views2026-03: 2,143 views2026-04: 1,601 views2026-05: 1,558 views2026-06: 1,275 views2026-07: 1,340 views2026-08: 1,926 views
Sep1.0kOct3.7kNov1.8kDec1.5kJan1.7kFeb1.7kMar2.1kApr1.6kMay1.6kJun1.3kJul1.3kAug1.9k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Arnold Laven

Cast

Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried, Harlan Warde, Max Showalter, Mimi Gibson, Gordon Jones, Marjorie Stapp, Dennis McCarthy, Barbara Darrow, Robert Benevides, Michael Dugan, Wallace Earl, Mack Williams

The story

In the Salton Sea in California, an underwater earthquake causes a crevice to open, releasing prehistoric giant molluscs. A rescue training parachute jump is conducted, but the patrol boat sent to pick up the jumper finds only a floating parachute. One sailor dives in but also disappears.

Catalogue themes and tags

Aggression By Animal, Assault, Base, Captain, Defence, Examination, Forschung, Forschungslabor, Grüner Schleim, Militär, Monsters, Research, Rettung, Rettungstrupp, Sea monster, Seafaring, Seaman, Seemann, Slime, Sterben, der Tod, trash, Monster movie, Science Fiction, Horror, Creature Film, Black-and-white, Monster

Genres

Horror, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

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