Creature from the Black Lagoon
A daring Amazonian expedition led by a brilliant scientist races to capture a mysterious half‑human, half‑fish “missing link,” only to find the creature targeting his fiancée and turning their scientific quest into a deadly survival fight.
“From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon.”
Synopsis
When scientists exploring the Amazon River discover a "missing link" connecting humans and fish, they intend to capture it for further study. However, the Creature has its own agenda and sets its sights on Kay, the fiancée of the lead scientist.
Credits
Related titles
No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.
How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
Principal cast & crew: 22
These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Ted J KentShot by William E Snyder
Box Office
1954 · Box office
Grossed $1.3M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.3M
Also known as
- Der Schrecken vom Amazonasde
- L'Étrange Créature du lac noirfr
- Il mostro della laguna nerait
Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Carlson
as Dr. David Reed
Julie Adams
as Kay Lawrence
Richard Denning
as Dr. Mark Williams
Antonio Moreno
as Dr. Carl Maia
Nestor Paiva
as Captain Lucas
Whit Bissell
as Dr. Edwin Thompson
Bernie Gozier
as Zee
Henry A Escalante
as Chico
Ricou Browning
as The Gill Man (In Water)
Ben Chapman
as The Gill Man (On Land)
Art Gilmore
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Perry Lopez
as Tomas (uncredited)
Supporting cast
3Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
3Parents Guide
AI Personalities
Advisory Bot AI
I keep the family-safety picture honest — community advisories, AI-moderated, summarized without spin.
Ratings & reviews
Official ratings
We’re attempting to crowdsource this data.
Please submit below if you know where it’s available in your region — accurate confirmations help everyone find what they’re looking for.
Where to watch
Not currently streaming on any platform we track.
Gallery
Add imageNo community images for Creature from the Black Lagoon yet
Add a still, a storyboard, or concept art — every image gets its own page where members can discuss it.
Trailers
No trailers logged for Creature from the Black Lagoon yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Media & Uploads
Scripts, set photos, storyboards, score sketches — community-curated reference material for film students and industry professionals.
Did you or a loved one work on Creature from the Black Lagoon?
Every stage matters — pitch decks and treatments from development, location scouts and table-reads from pre-production, set photos and crew anecdotes from production, edit-bay notes from post, and press kits, festival memories, or marketing ephemera from distribution. Any moment that didn't make the press tour, any document or photograph that's been sitting in a box — please share it so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from writers, producers, cast, crew, festival programmers, distributors, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute scripts, stills, photos, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for Creature from the Black Lagoon yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on Creature from the Black LagoonNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
Edit history
Loading edit history…