20 Million Miles to Earth
- Year: 1957
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Director: Nathan Juran
- Length: 82 min
Out-of-space creature invades the earth!
Film Synopsis
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) follows a U.S. spacecraft returning from Venus that crashes off the coast of Italy, releasing a rapidly growing alien creature into the countryside. As the being evolves from curiosity to catastrophe, scientists and soldiers struggle to stop it before it destroys Rome. This science-fiction adventure blends wonder and tragedy in a cautionary tale of discovery, fear, and the limits of human control.
20 Million Miles to Earth Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Mill Creek BD-A/US 2023 | Mill Creek BD-A/US 2014 | Sony BD-ALL/US/OOP 2008 | Indicator BD-ALL/UK 2017 | Columbia DVD-1/US/OOP 2002 |
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| Audio Commentary by Visual Effects Creator Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects Artists Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, and Documentary Producer Arnold Kunert | |||||
| The Harryhausen Chronicles | |||||
| The Colorization Process | |||||
| Fantastical Features: Nathan Juran at Columbia - With Justin Humphreys and C. Courtney Joyner | |||||
| Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren | |||||
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff: Movie Music’s Unsung Hero | |||||
| Original Ad Artwork | |||||
| Remembering “20 Million Miles to Earth” | |||||
| This is Dynamation | |||||
| Tim Burton Sits Down with Ray Harryhausen | |||||
| Interview with Actress Joan Taylor | |||||
| “20 Million Miles More” Comic Book | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Indicator] | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Sony] | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||||
| Super 8 Version |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Mill Creek’s 2023 Blu-ray is included in the “Sci-Fi from the Vault” box set with Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959).
- Mill Creek’s 2014 “Ray Harryhausen Creature Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) and no extras.
- Sony’s Blu-ray is also available in the “Ray Harryhausen Collection” box set.
- Indicator’s Blu-ray is included in “The Wonderful Worlds of Ray Harryhausen, Volume One: 1955-1960” box set with It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960). It contains an 80-page booklet with writing by Kim Newman (“It Came from Beneath the Sea”), Dan Whitehead (“20 Million Miles to Earth”) and Charlie Brigden (“Bernard Herrmann: The Real Giant of ‘The 3 Worlds of Gulliver’’).
- Columbia’s DVD is also available in “The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Science Fiction Series” and “Ray Harryhausen Gift Set” box sets.
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Collector’s guide
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Fantastical Features: Nathan Juran at Columbia (14:45)
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Mill Creek BD 2023
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Indicator BD 2017
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Visual Effects Creator Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects Artists Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, and Documentary Producer Arnold Kunert Sony BD |
| The Harryhausen Chronicles Columbia DVD | |
| The Colorization Process Sony BD | |
| Fantastical Features: Nathan Juran at Columbia - With Justin Humphreys and C. Courtney Joyner Mill Creek BD | |
| Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren Indicator BD | |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff: Movie Music’s Unsung Hero Sony BD | |
| Original Ad Artwork Sony BD | |
| Remembering “20 Million Miles to Earth” Sony BD | |
| This is Dynamation Columbia DVD | |
| Tim Burton Sits Down with Ray Harryhausen Sony BD | |
| Interview with Actress Joan Taylor Sony BD | |
| “20 Million Miles More” Comic Book Sony BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Indicator] Indicator BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Sony] Sony BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Indicator BD | |
| Super 8 Version Indicator BD |