The Monster That Challenged the World

1957
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1h 24m

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5,7/10

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Barbara Darrow in The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)

Giant mollusk monsters attack California.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWhen a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters enter the canal system of the California's Imperial Valley and terrorize the populace.When a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters enter the canal system of the California's Imperial Valley and terrorize the populace.When a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters enter the canal system of the California's Imperial Valley and terrorize the populace.

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3,3 k

MA NOTE

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Prix
- 1 nomination au total

Dr. Tad Johns
(as Casey Adams)

Harlan Warde

Lt. Robert 'Clem' Clemens

Gordon Jones

Sheriff Josh Peters

Mimi Gibson

Sandy MacKenzie

Marjorie Stapp

Connie Blake

Jody McCrea

Seaman Fred Johnson

Wallace Earl Laven

Sally
(as Eileen Harley)

Don Ames

Sailor
(uncredited)

Robert Benevides

Sonarman 2nd Class Morty Beatty
(uncredited)

John Carlyle

Monster Victim
(uncredited)

John Close

Deputy Larry
(uncredited)

Sue Collier

Secretary
(uncredited)

Walt Davis

Sailor
(uncredited)

Harry Denny

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
The magazine and story told in this movie are real and true. When Dr. Jess Rodgers (Hans Conried) is explaining how it is possible that the Monsters came into existence suddenly in the Salton Sea, he shows a Life Magazine dated October 17, 1955. This magazine actually had an article about fresh-water shrimp that suddenly appeared in a once-dry Mojave desert lake. David Duncan had read the article when it was first published and used it as the basis for his screenplay.

Gaffes
Despite the divers going deeper and deeper (from 65 to 125+ feet), the amount of light underwater never diminishes; in fact, it actually gets brighter.

Citations
Dr. Jess Rogers: From the instant they're born, they're hungry.

Connexions
Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)

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6/10

Instant TERROR......just add water!

An earthquake out in the Salton Sea awakens the creeping dread, gigantic vampire water snails are on the loose and they are hungry for human fluid!.

Just about the right side of good, The Monster Who Challenge The World holds up well because of it's well constructed creatures and a bit of care and attention to the boffin discussions. Far too many 50s creature features just used a basic premise of creatures obliterating mankind because they were in an odd mood, but much like The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, this picture at least takes time to give us a bit of a nature heartbeat to help us understand the methods of a mollusc, and that alone should be applauded, learn while we have fun so to speak. The cast ooze B-movie standards, and that is in no way a bad thing here, whilst the Catalina Island locale sequences are pretty nifty to help salt the beef as it were!

Good honest fun that isn't short on creepiness, and top marks to the makers for introducing a very ingenious creature to a truly wonderful genre. 6/10