Creature From The Black Lagoon: The Legacy Collection
Universal Pictures (1954)
Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
In Collection
#1524
0*
Seen ItYes
025192248405
IMDB   7.0
3 hr 59 mins USA / English
DVD  Region Free   PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Richard Denning
John Agar
Richard Carlson
Julie Adams
Jeff Morrow
Richard Carlson David Reed
Julie Adams Kay Lawrence
Richard Denning Mark Williams
Antonio Moreno Carl Maia
Nestor Paiva Lucas
Whit Bissell Dr. Thompson
Bernie Gozier Zee
Henry A. Escalante Chico
Ricou Browning The Gill Man (in water)
Ben Chapman The Gill Man (on land)
Art Gilmore Narrator
Perry Lopez Tomas
Sydney Mason Dr. Matos
Rodd Redwing Louis - Expedition Foreman
Director
Jack Arnold
William Alland
Producer William Alland
Writer Harry Essex
Arthur A. Ross
William Alland
Cinematography Maury Gertsman
William E. Snyder
Musician Henry Mancini
Hans J. Salter


A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover 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 of the expedition, with whom it has fallen in love.
Episodes
Disc 01
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 19 mins    3/5/1954  1.  Creature From The Black Lagoon
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.
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 22 mins    7/22/1955  2.  Revenge Of The Creature
Men capture the creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.
Guest starring:  John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield
Disc 02
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 18 mins    4/26/1956  3.  The Creature Walks Among Us
The wealthy Dr. William Barton organizes an expedition to the Florida Everglades with the scientists Dr. Thomas Morgan, Dr. Borg and Dr. Johnson to capture the Creature. They navigate in the ship of Capt. Stanley with Jed Grant and Dr. Barton's wife Marcia Barton joins the team. Dr. Barton is paranoid with the jealousy of Marcia and Jed is harassing her in the trip. They chase and capture the Creature that is totally burnt. Without breathing through the gills, the Creature is turned into an air breather through his hidden lungs and brought to the ranch of Dr. Barton in California. Dr. Morgan defends the thesis that the Creature responds to the way that he is treated and asks people to be not violent with him. But Dr. Barton is near a breakdown with his jealousy of Marcia.
Guest starring:  Jeff MorrowRex Reason, Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer
Edition Details
Release Date 2014
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 01 Back To The Black Lagoon Production Photographs Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver Feature Commentary with Actress Lori Nelson and Film Historians Tom Weaver and Bob Burns Feature Commentary with Film Historians Tom Weaver and Bob Burns
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