The Giant Behemoth

The Giant Behemoth

The biggest thing since creation!

NR 1959 · 80 min · ★ 5.8 · Science Fiction, Horror

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.

Directed by Eugène Lourié · Written by Eugène Lourié

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