It Came from Beneath the Sea

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Out of primordial depths to destroy the world!

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) follows the crew of a U.S. Navy submarine who discover a giant radioactive octopus disturbed by atomic testing in the Pacific. As the creature rises from the depths to attack coastal cities, scientists and the military race to destroy it before it devastates San Francisco. This science-fiction monster film blends Cold War anxiety and maritime adventure in a thrilling portrait of mankind’s hubris against nature’s wrath.

It Came from Beneath the Sea 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 2003
Audio Commentary by Justin Humphreys and C. Courtney Joyner
Audio Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Arnold Kunert, Animation Expert Randy Cook and Visual Effects Expert John Bruno
The Harryhausen Chronicles (57:52)
Dave Schecter on Film Music’s Unsung Hero (22:33)
A Modern Day Look at Stop Motion (11:38)
Original Ad Artwork (17:52)
Remembering “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (21:45)
They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner, Michael Schlesinger and Tom Weaver (25:49)
This is Dynamation (2:18)
Tim Burton Sits Down With Ray Harryhausen (27:09)
Tidal Wave of Terror!: Joe Dante on “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (7:40)
“It Came from Beneath the Sea Again” Comic Book (5 Screens)
Trailers from Hell with Ernest Dickerson (2:31)
Stills Gallery [Indicator] (22 Images)
Stills Gallery [Sony] (29:50)
Theatrical Trailer (2:03)

Edition and Packaging Notes

  • Mill Creek’s Blu-ray is included in the “Sci-Fi from the Vault” box set with Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959).
  • Mill Creek’s “Ray Harryhausen Creature Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and no extras.
  • Sony’s Blu-ray is included 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 and 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’’). It also includes 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960).
  • 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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It Came from Beneath the Sea title screen
  • Screen shot for They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia
    They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia (25:49)
Editions
Mill Creek box art
Mill Creek BD 2023
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 24.99 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:19:06.783
      • 16.86 GiB
      • Black & White Version
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 5.1
      • 48 kHz
      • 3774 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Mill Creek box art
Mill Creek BD 2014
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
      • Black & White Version
  • Audio
      • English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • Arabic
    • English
    • English SDH
    • French
    • Hindi
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
Sony box art
Sony BD 2008
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
      • Black & White Version
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
      • Colourised Version
  • Audio
      • English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
  • Subtitles
    • Arabic
    • English
    • English SDH
    • French
    • Hindi
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
Indicator box art
Indicator BD 2017
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 28.00 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:19:21.675
      • 18.64 GiB
      • Black & White Version
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 28.00 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:19:21.675
      • 18.64 GiB
      • Colourised Version
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 5.1
      • 48 kHz
      • 3568 kbps
      • 24-bit
      • English LPCM 1.0
      • 48 kHz
      • 1152 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Justin Humphreys and C. Courtney Joyner Mill Creek BD
Audio Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Arnold Kunert, Animation Expert Randy Cook and Visual Effects Expert John Bruno Sony BD
The Harryhausen Chronicles (57:52) Columbia DVD
Dave Schecter on Film Music’s Unsung Hero (22:33) Sony BD
A Modern Day Look at Stop Motion (11:38) Sony BD
Original Ad Artwork (17:52) Sony BD
Remembering “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (21:45) Sony BD
They Came from Beyond: Sam Katzman at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner, Michael Schlesinger and Tom Weaver (25:49, 1080i60) Mill Creek BD
This is Dynamation (2:18) Columbia DVD
Tim Burton Sits Down With Ray Harryhausen (27:09) Sony BD
Tidal Wave of Terror!: Joe Dante on “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (7:40, 1080p) Indicator BD
“It Came from Beneath the Sea Again” Comic Book (5 Screens) Sony BD
Trailers from Hell with Ernest Dickerson (2:31, 1080p) Indicator BD
Stills Gallery [Indicator] (22 Images) Indicator BD
Stills Gallery [Sony] (29:50) Sony BD
Theatrical Trailer (2:03, 1080p) Indicator BD

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