| The Giant Behemoth | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Eugène Lourié Douglas Hickox[1] |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Lewis James Eugene Lourie |
| Story by | Robert Abel Allen Adler |
| Produced by | Ted Lloyd |
| Starring | Gene Evans André Morell |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Edited by | Lee Doig |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production companies | Artistes Alliance, Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists (United States) Eros Films (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000[2] |
The Giant Behemoth (originally titled Behemoth the Sea Monster) is a 1959 British-American monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien, Pete Peterson, Irving Block, Jack Rabin, and Louis de Witt. The film stars Gene Evans and André Morell.[3] The screenplay was written by blacklisted author Daniel Lewis James (under the name "Daniel Hyatt") with director Lourié.
Originally a story about an amorphous blob of radiation, the script was changed at the distributor's insistence to a style similar to The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), though elements of the original concept remain in the early parts of the film and in the "nuclear-breathing" power of the titular monster.
- ^ BEHEMOTH THE SEA MONSTER Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (1 January 1959): 157.
- ^ Arneel, Gene (24 September 1958). "Blue-Chip Pix At the Post". Variety. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "The Giant Behemoth". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 August 2024.