
The Giant Behemoth
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Released
- 1959
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
Details
Release year: 1959
Storyline
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.
Top credits
Gene Evans — Steve Karnes
André Morell — Prof. James Bickford
John Turner — John Duncan
Leigh Madison — Jean Trevethan
Did you know
• Willis H. O'Brien and Pete Peterson completed a significant amount of the stop-motion animation on a table in Peterson's garage.
• The original stop-motion puppet of the Behemoth is owned by Dennis Muren.
• Despite being billed third and fourth respectively, John Turner and Leigh Madison disappear after about twenty minutes, and neither is seen or mentioned for the rest of the movie.
User reviews
A good film from the 50's
A Great Little '50's Creature Feature For Your Enjoyment.
Behemoth a Generation Favorite
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1, 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White, Black and White


















