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Creature from the Black Lagoon ()

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A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
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Dr. David Reed
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Kay Lawrence (as Julia Adams)
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Dr. Mark Williams
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Dr. Carl Maia
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Captain Lucas
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Dr. Edwin Thompson
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Zee
Henry A. Escalante ...
Chico (as Henry Escalante)
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The Gill Man (In Water) (uncredited)
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The Gill Man (On Land) (uncredited)
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Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Tomas (uncredited)
Sydney Mason ...
Dr. Matos (uncredited)
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Luis (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Arnold

Written by

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Harry Essex ... (screenplay by) and
Arthur A. Ross ... (screenplay by) (as Arthur Ross)
 
Maurice Zimm ... (story by)
 
William Alland ... (idea) (uncredited)

Produced by

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William Alland ... producer

Music by

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Henry Mancini ... (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... (uncredited)
Herman Stein ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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William E. Snyder ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ted J. Kent

Editorial Department

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Greg Rodin ... 4K Digital Restoration: Universal Pictures

Art Direction by

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Hilyard M. Brown ... (as Hilyard Brown)
Bernard Herzbrun

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman
Ray Jeffers

Makeup Department

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Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist
E. Thomas Case ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert Hickman ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Jack Kevan ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Chris Mueller ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick ... makeup designer (uncredited)

Production Management

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Foster Thompson ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Frank ... assistant director
James Curtis Havens ... director: underwater sequences (as James C. Havens)
Russ Haverick ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Joe Lapis ... sound
Ray Craddock ... sound editor (uncredited)
Albert E. Kennedy ... sound editor (uncredited)

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Brian J. McNamara ... Digital Restoration Artist

Stunts

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Polly Burson ... stunt double: Julie Adams (uncredited)
Gene Poole ... underwater stunts (uncredited)
Ginger Stanley ... underwater stunts (uncredited)
Ted White ... stunts (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr. ... fire stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Scotty Welbourne ... special photography (as Charles S. Welbourne)
Everett Brown ... first grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rosemary Odell ... wardrobe: Miss Adams

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... musical director
Robert Emmett Dolan ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Milton Rosen ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Reynold Brown ... movie poster art (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick ... creature designer (uncredited)
James R. Wolfe ... chief diver (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one in the expedition, with whom he has fallen in love. Written by Marty McKee

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Taglines Not since the beginning of time has the world beheld terror like this! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Sea Monster (United States)
  • Black Lagoon (United States)
  • I Don't Know (India, English title)
  • L'étrange créature du lac noir (France)
  • Der Schrecken vom Amazonas (Germany)
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  • 79 min
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  • 1.37 : 1 (negative ratio & 2D theatrical ratio)
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Trivia Forrest J. Ackerman, a horror and science fiction writer for Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine, bought the mask and claws of the Creature's costume from a young man who had once used them as a Halloween costume. The costume pieces were discarded by Universal after production had finished on the three films (Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels) and were later recovered from the studio's dumpster by a janitor, who thought the ensemble would make a good Halloween costume for his son. Other costume pieces were recently sold at auction by Bud Westmore, who was an assistant to Milicent Patrick, the original designer of the costume. See more »
Goofs The Gill-Man destroys the Rita's boats to prevent any escape. Yet, when he kidnaps Kay, David tells Lucas and Prof. Maia to get to the beach entrance of the cave. There are no boats available to go ashore, yet both men arrive to save David and Kay in dry clothes. Indeed, when the Gill-Man staggers out of the beach entrance to the water, there is no boat in sight. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) (1980). See more »
Quotes Lucas: I can tell you something about this place. The boys around here call it "The Black Lagoon" - a paradise. Only they say nobody has ever come back to prove it.
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