The Fantastic World of Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen
Everett

It Came From Beneath the Sea, 1955
With this story about a giant octopus that pulls down the Golden Gate Bridge, Harryhausen scored his first major commercial success. It also launched his partnership with producer Charles H. Schneer, with whom he would collaborate for another 30 years.

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