Directed by:
Nathan JuranScreenplay:
Christopher KnopfCinematography:
Irving LippmanComposer:
Mischa BakaleinikoffCast:
William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Ray Harryhausen, George Nardelli, Arthur Space, Thomas Browne Henry, Jimmy Dime (more)VOD (1)
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Dazzling special effects by Ray Harryhausen highlight this thrilling sci-fi extravaganza about a Venusian monster who wreaks havoc in Italy. On its way home from Venus, a U.S. Army rocket ship crashes into the sea of Sicily leaving Colonel Calder (William Hopper) the sole survivor...or so it seems. A sealed container is also recovered from the wreck and, when a zoologist (Frank Puglia) and his granddaughter (Joan Taylor) open it, the gelatinous mass inside escapes. Overnight, it grows into a horrific monster that has doubled in size. In desperation, Calder calls in the Army to help fight the monster, which has taken refuge atop the Coliseum in Rome. But it will take more than man's weapons to fight the evil forces of the unknown and save the world from destruction. (iTunes)
(more)Cast
![William Hopper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000154_02f8f5.gif)
William Hopper
USA
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Midnight (1939)
![Joan Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058528_6fbe30.jpg)
Joan Taylor
USA
Best movies:
War Paint (1953)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
War Drums (1957)
![Frank Puglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/148/160148377_bdaba9.jpg)
Frank Puglia
Italy
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Casablanca (1942)
![John Zaremba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933812_e7e17c.jpg)
John Zaremba
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Human Desire (1954)
![Ray Harryhausen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494653_fd4bd7.jpg)
Ray Harryhausen
USA
Best movies:
Spies Like Us (1985)
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
George Nardelli
France
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
![Arthur Space](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/937/159937971_8b1fbd.jpg)
Arthur Space
USA
Best movies:
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Random Harvest (1942)
![Thomas Browne Henry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/400/160400851_6286ce.jpg)
Thomas Browne Henry
USA
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1953)
Airport (1970)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
![Jimmy Dime](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/420/160420370_968fb1.jpg)
Jimmy Dime
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Gold Rush (1925)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
![William Woodson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/420/160420383_3ec625.jpg)
William Woodson (narrator)
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
![Duke Fishman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/852/160852636_8e4d5e.jpg)
Duke Fishman
Philippines
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Barry Russo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/385/161385652_8ffeaa.jpg)
Barry Russo
USA
Best movies:
The Split (1968)
The Arrangement (1969)
Al Capone (1959)
Don Orlando
Italy
Best movies:
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
The Broken Land (1962)
George Khoury
Egypt
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Malaya (1949)
The FBI Story (1959)
![Tito Vuolo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/506/161506995_60b08d.jpg)
Tito Vuolo
Italy
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Killing (1956)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
![Darlene Fields](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/507/161507033_4748b5.jpg)
Darlene Fields
Best movies:
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
![Noel Drayton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/507/161507069_1f1b50.jpg)
Noel Drayton
South Africa
Best movies:
The Court Jester (1955)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Across the Bridge (1957)
George Pelling
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
My Fair Lady (1964)
King Rat (1965)
Rollin Moriyama
Japan
Best movies:
Penny Serenade (1941)
Morituri (1965)
Sayonara (1957)
![Bart Braverman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/628/161628408_be4857.jpg)
Bart Braverman
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979) (series)