20 Million Miles to Earth
Space nightmares!
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
- Year: 1957
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
- Studio: Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Keyword: elephant, rome, italy, colosseum, italy, sicily, italy, military officer, space travel, stop motion, black and white, military, venus the planet, scientific expedition, alien monster, space exploration, monster movie, extraterrestrial animal, spaceship crash, woman medical student, lone survivor
- Director: Nathan Juran
- Cast: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Tito Vuolo