Creature From the Black Lagoon (1972, 3-D Release) Original Movie Poster 27x41 "Creature from the Black Lagoon, " released in 1954 and directed by Jack Arnold, is a classic science fiction horror film about an expedition in the Amazon that discovers a prehistoric amphibious humanoid known as the Gill-man. The film stars Richard Carlson as Dr. David Reed, Julia Adams as Kay Lawrence, and Richard Denning as Dr. The Gill-man, played by Ben Chapman on land and Ricou Browning in underwater scenes, becomes fascinated with Kay, leading to a suspenseful and iconic battle between man and monster in the heart of the jungle. Condition: Good to Very Good. The poster has a slight color bleed misprint in the upper left of the image (see our image). It has two partial vertical creases at lower right. It is otherwise in generally nice condition!