After a nuclear submarine comes into contact with a large unknown object that disables it, portions of that object are studied by two renowned marine biologists (Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis) who come up with a startling revelation. It's a massive octopus! This sci-fi feature is one of a legion of giant creature movies (ants, tarantulas, crabs, locusts, leeches etc.) that permeated 1950s science fiction cinema. The superior model animation by the great Ray Harryhausen lifts this entry into a slightly above average genre piece but it's far from one of the best examples of this type of movie. Its pace is relaxed, perhaps too relaxed and coming after a well done destruction of the Golden Gate bridge and a rampage on the streets of San Francisco, the final destruction of the octopus is anti-climatic. The producer is the notoriously cheap Sam Katzman so that might explain some of slapdash quality of the film. Directed by Robert Gordon. With Kenneth Tobey (who else?) as the naval hero and Ian Keith.
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