THE GIANT BEHEMOTH is a radioactive monster from the depths of the sea.
The film was known in England as BEHEMOTH, THE SEA MONSTER.
The director, Eugène Lourié, also directed THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS...
...as well as GORGO and THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK.
The stop-motion animation was done in Los Angeles...
...by SPFX pioneer Willis O'Brien of KING KONG fame.
These effects were then integrated into footage filmed in Great Britain.
O'Brien made the most of a relatively low budget.
Audiences noticed the film's similiarities to BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS.
Distributors insisted on such a dinosaur-like creature...
...instead of the script's original radioactive blob.
British film censors originally gave the film an "X" certificate.
This was changed to an "A" after two minutes were removed.
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