Creature from the Black Lagoon / Universal International ; screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross ; story by Marice Zimm ; produced by William Alland ; directed by Jack Arnold.

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In the upper reaches of the Amazon River, a scientific team discovers an amphibious creature, a living missing link. The creature is captured and falls in love with the female assistant of the leader of the research team. The lonely creature kidnaps her, and the scientist mounts an effort to reclaim...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Creature from the Black Lagoon (Motion picture)
Classic monster collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors: Mancini, Henry (Composer)
Salter, Hans J. (Composer)
Stein, Herman (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Universal-International (Firm)
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Arnold, Jack, 1916-1992 (Director)
Essex, Harry J., 1910-1997 (Screenwriter)
Ross, Arthur (Arthur A.) (Screenwriter)
Zimm, Maurice (Screenwriter)
Alland, William, 1916-1997 (Producer)
Snyder, William E., 1969- (Cinematographer)
Kent, Ted (Film editor)
Gershenson, Joseph (Musical director)
Herzbrun, Bernard (Artistic director)
Brown, Hilyard (Artistic director)
Gausman, R. A. (Russell A.), 1892-1963 (Set designer)
Jeffers, Ray, 1912-1966 (Set designer)
Carey, Leslie I. (Sound designer)
Lapis, Joseph (Sound designer)
Odell, Rosemary (Costume designer)
Carlson, Richard, 1912-1977 (Actor)
Adams, Julie, 1926-2019 (Actor)
Denning, Richard, 1914-1998 (Actor)
Moreno, Antonio, 1887-1967 (Actor)
Paiva, Nestor, 1905-1966 (Actor)
Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996 (Actor)
Gozier, Bernie, 1917-1979 (Actor)
Escalante, Henry A., 1915-2002 (Actor)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English or French subtitles; closed captioned.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, 2000.
Edition:Fullscreen.
Series:Classic monster collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Monsters > Drama.
Lagoons > Drama.
Archaeologists > Drama.
Ichthyologists > Drama.
Archaeologists.
Ichthyologists.
Lagoons.
Monsters.
Amazon River Region > Drama.
Amazon River Region.
Horror films.
Feature films.
3-D films.
Action and adventure films.
Science fiction films.
Feature films > United States.
Monster films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Horror films.
Feature films.
3-D films.
Action and adventure films.
Science fiction films.
Feature films
Monster films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (1 hr., 20 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In the upper reaches of the Amazon River, a scientific team discovers an amphibious creature, a living missing link. The creature is captured and falls in love with the female assistant of the leader of the research team. The lonely creature kidnaps her, and the scientist mounts an effort to reclaim his sweetheart and return the creature to his watery home.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Special features: "Back to the Black Lagoon" featurette; Commentary with film historian Tom Weaver; Production photographs; Theatrical trailers; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers; Universal web link.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0005004 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:0783240953 :
9780783240954
0783242379 (set)
9780783242378 (set)
Credits:Director of photography, William E. Snyder ; film editor, Ted. J. Kent ; musical direction, Joseph Gershenson ; art direction, Bernard Herzbrun, Hilyard Brown ; set decorations, Russell A. Gausman, Ray Jeffers ; sound, Leslie I. Carey, Joe Lapis ; wardrobe by Rosemary Odell ; underwater sequences directed by James C. Havens ; special photography, Charles S. Welbourne ; [ original music, Henry Mancini, Hans J. Salter, Herman Stein].
System Details:DVD; NSTC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.; dual layer.
Cast:
Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Bernie Gozier, Henry Escalante.