20 Million Miles to Earth 1957

Directed by Nathan H. Juran | Starring: Ray Harryhausen, William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia

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.