Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm. It stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, and Whit Bissell. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. Produced and distributed by Universal-International, Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered in Detroit on February 12, 1954, and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Directed by Jack Arnold
Genres - Action-Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Monster Film |
Release Date - Feb 13, 1954 |
Run Time - 79 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - G
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Movie Info
Box Office
$275
Themes
Tags
Amazon, Amazon Rainforest, Creature, Cult, Expedition, Fossil, Gill Man, Lagoon, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Monster, Paleontology, Scientist, Sea Monster, Ship, Spear Gun
Attributes
Filming Location: Malibu
Narrative Location: Brazil, South America
Subject: monster movies
Narrative Location: Brazil, South America
Subject: monster movies
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Alternate Titles
A fekete lagúna szörnye
HU
Black Lagoon
US
Creatura din Laguna Neagra
RO
Creature from the Black Lagoon
AU, CA, GB, US
Creature from the black lagoon
FI
Čudovište iz Crne lagune
HR
Dai Amazon no hangyo-jin
JP
Das Ungeheuer der schwarzen Lagune
AT
Den sorte lagune
NO
Der Schrecken vom Amazonas
DE
El monstruo de la Laguna Negra
AR, MX
El monstruo de la laguna negra
BO, CL, CO, EC, PA, PY, PE, ES, UY, VE
Het monster der moerassen
BE
Het monster van de Amazone
NL
Il mostro della laguna nera
IT
Kara gölün canavarı
TR
L'étrange créature du lac noir
BE, CA, FR
La criatura de la laguna negra
ES
La mujer y el monstruo
ES
Monstret i den Svarta Lagunen
SE
Mustan laguunin hirviö
FI
O Monstro da Lagoa Negra
BR, PT
O tromos tis mavris limnis
GR
Odjuret i den svarta lagunen
FI
Padaras iš Juodosios lagūnos
LT
Potwór z Czarnej Laguny
PL
Skräcken från Svarta Lagunen
SE
Skräcken i Svarta Lagunen
SE
The Sea Monster
US
Uhyret fra den sorte lagune
DK
Ο Τρόμος της Μαύρης Λίμνης
GR
Создание из Черной лагуны
, RU
Створење из Црне лагуне
RS
Чудовището от Чeрната лагуна
BG
大アマゾンの半魚人
JP
黑湖妖潭
TW