Creature from the Black Lagoon, The

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Credits
Title:	Creature from the Black Lagoon
Director:	Jack Arnold
Writers:	Harry Essex; Arthur Ross; Maurice Zimm
Producers:	William Alland
Composer:	Henry Mancini; Hans J. Salter; Herman Stein
Cinematography:	William E. Snyder
Editors:	Ted J. Kent
Production
Distributed by:	Universal Pictures
Released:	March 5th, 1954
Rating:	G
Running time:	79 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Creature from the Black Lagoon is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It is the first installment in a series that includes two more sequels. It is succeeded in 1955 by Revenge of the Creature and in 1956 by The Creature Walks Among Us. The movie was directed by Jack Arnold and written by Harry Essex and Arthur A. Ross. It was released theatrically in the United States on March 5th, 1954. The movie stars Richard Carlson as David Reed, Julia Adams as Kay Lawrence, Richard Denning as Mark Williams, Antonio Moreno as Doctor Carl Maia and Nestor as Paiva Lucas.

Cast

Actor	Role
Richard Carlson	David Reed
Julia Adams	Kay Lawrence
Richard Denning	Mark Williams
Antonio Moreno	Carl Maia
Nestor Paiva	Lucas
Whit Bissell	Doctor Edwin Thompson
Bernie Gozier	Zee
Henry Escalante	Chico
Ricou Browning	The Gill Man (underwater)
Ben Chapman	The Gill Man (on land)
Perry Lopez	Tomas
Sydney Mason	Doctor Matos
Rodd Redwing	Louis, expedition foreman

Notes & Trivia

• This movie is alternatively known as just Black Lagoon.

• The movie was released theatrically in 3-D.

• Actress Julie Adams is credited as Julia Adams in this film.

• This is actor Ben Chapman's only contribution to the horror genre.

• Stunt diver Ricou Browning played the Gill-Man in all of the underwater scenes. He will also play the role for such scenes in Revenge of the Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us.

Taglines

• "Not since the beginning of time has the world beheld terror like this!"

• "Centuries of passion pent up in his savage heart!"

• "Terrifying monster ravages mankind!"

• "Amazing! Startling! Shocking!"

• "Clawing Monster From A Lost Age strikes from the Amazon's forbidden depths!"

• "Creature from a million years ago!... every man his mortal enemy... and a woman's beauty his prey!"

• "From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon."

Related pages

• Creature from the Black Lagoon, The/Gallery

See also

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External Links

Creature from the Black Lagoon

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Revenge of the Creature

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The Creature Walks Among Us

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References

Creature from the Black Lagoon Film Series This article relates to the films within The Creature from the Black Lagoon film franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Creature from the Black Lagoon films category. Films The Creature from the Black Lagoon • Revenge of the Creature • The Creature Walks Among Us