Name: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Director: Eugène Lourié
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 1953-01-01
Duration: 80 min

The seas master-beast of the ages – raging up from the bottom of time!

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) centers on an atomic scientist who witnesses an Arctic nuclear test awaken a gigantic prehistoric Rhedosaurus frozen beneath the polar ice. As the creature’s destructive path leads toward New York City, he struggles to convince skeptical authorities of the threat while scientists and military forces prepare for a desperate confrontation. This science fiction monster film combines atomic-age anxiety with spectacular creature action, emphasizing scientific responsibility, perseverance, survival, and humanity’s confrontation with the unintended consequences of modern technology.

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Comparison of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Warner BD-ALL/US 2015	Warner DVD-R-0/US 2017	Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2003
Armatures - With Ray Harryhausen (0:59)
The Rhedosaurus and the Rollercoaster: The Making of “Beast” - With Ray Harryhausen (6:12)
An Unfathomable Friendship: Ray Harryhausen & Ray Bradbury (16:51)
Theatrical Trailer (2:34)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Warner’s Blu-ray is also available in the “Special Effects Collection” box set with The Son of Kong (1933), Mighty Joe Young (1949) and Them! (1954), and in the “50s Sci-Fi Collection” box set with Them! (1954), World Without End (1956) and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958).
Warner’s DVD is also available as a “Sci-Fi Double Feature” with Them! (1954) and in the “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Sci-Fi Adventures” box set with Them! (1954), Satellite in the Sky (1956) and World Without End (1956).

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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms title screen

Armatures (0:59)
The Rhedosaurus and the Rollercoaster: The Making of “Beast” (6:12)
An Unfathomable Friendship: Ray Harryhausen & Ray Bradbury (16:51)

Editions	Warner BD 2015 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 31.91 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Length:1:19:45.440 File size: 19.25 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1041 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: French Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: Spanish (Castillian) Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 4 Language: Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English SDH French Japanese Spanish (Castillian) Spanish (Latin)
Extras	Armatures - With Ray Harryhausen (0:59, 480i) Warner BD
	The Rhedosaurus and the Rollercoaster: The Making of “Beast” - With Ray Harryhausen (6:12, 480i) Warner BD
	An Unfathomable Friendship: Ray Harryhausen & Ray Bradbury (16:51, 480i) Warner BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:34, 480i) Warner BD