It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955 science fiction film directed by Robert Gordon
Movie film Q50937
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It Came from Beneath the Sea

Summary

It Came from Beneath the Sea is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea was directed by Robert Gordon[4].
  • Hal Smith wrote the screenplay for It Came from Beneath the Sea[5].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's composer is recorded as Mischa Bakaleinikoff[6].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is science fiction film[7].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is monster film[8].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is adventure film[9].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is horror film[10].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is natural horror film[11].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is thriller film[12].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is B movie[13].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is action film[14].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is disaster film[15].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's genre is science fiction horror film[16].
  • A cast member of It Came from Beneath the Sea was Kenneth Tobey[17].
  • A cast member of It Came from Beneath the Sea was Faith Domergue[18].
  • A cast member of It Came from Beneath the Sea was Ian Keith[19].
  • A cast member of It Came from Beneath the Sea was Donald Curtis[20].
  • A cast member of It Came from Beneath the Sea was Harry Lauter[21].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea was produced by Charles H. Schneer[22].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's director of photography is recorded as Henry Freulich[23].
  • The original language of It Came from Beneath the Sea was English[24].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's Commons category is recorded as It Came from Beneath the Sea (trailer screenshots)[25].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea's review score is recorded as 5.9/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

It Came from Beneath the Sea was produced by Charles H. Schneer[22]. It was directed by Robert Gordon[4]. Hal Smith wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Kenneth Tobey[17], Faith Domergue[18], Ian Keith[19], Donald Curtis[20], and Harry Lauter[21].

Publication

It Came from Beneath the Sea was released on January 1, 1955[28]. The original language of it was English[24]. Genres include science fiction film[7], monster film[8], adventure film[9], horror film[10], natural horror film[11], and thriller film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

It Came from Beneath the Sea's main subject is Cephalopod[29].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9/10[27] and 60%[30].

Why It Matters

It Came from Beneath the Sea ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Hal Smith
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+79'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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