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Road to Gojira Episode 13: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

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We've arrived at the end of Road to Gojira with The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, which came out in 1953 and is frequently cited as the film that gave rise to Godzilla. It's also one of the first films to show a giant monster that is awoken by atomic energy. SOURCES BOOKS A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman - Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton Art of Ray Harryhausen, The - Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton Dinosaur Films of Ray Harryhausen: Features, Early 16mm Experiments and Unrealized Projects - Roy P. Webber Dinosaur Filmography, The - Mark F. Berry Harryhausen: The Lost Movies - John Walsh From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen - Jeff Rovin Harryhausen - The Movie Posters - Richard Holliss Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties - Bill Warren Lost Films of the Lost World & the Movies That Time Forgot: Volume I: 1905-1965 - John Lemay My work in films - Eugene Lourié Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life - Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema - Vanessa Harryhausen Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook: Models, Artwork and Memories from 65 Years of Filmmaking - Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton DOCUMENTARIES Harryhausen & Bradbury: An Unfathomable Friendship Harryhausen Chronicles, The Ray Harryhausen: Clash of the Monsters Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Rhedosaurus and the Roller Coaster: Making the Beast, The

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