The Giant Claw is the 1957 American sci-fi horror film by Columbia Pictures .
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| Genre | science fiction horrors |
| Producer | Fred F. Sears |
| Producer | Sam Katzman |
| In the main cast | Jeff Morrow Mara Corday Morris Ankram Robert Shane |
| Operator | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Composer | Misha Bakaleynikoff |
| Film company | Columbia pictures |
| Duration | 75 minutes |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1957 |
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The release on DVD took place in 2007 .
Content
Story
More and more mysterious disappearances of aircraft occur. From time to time, reports of UFOs reach the US government, which, however, are not taken seriously. Soon the whole world is shocked by the appearance of a monstrous bird from another parallel dimension . A monster “the size of a ship” attacks New York , all the army’s power cannot stop it. Only after using the deadly isotope does the bird die. At the end of the film, a giant claw of a bird descending under water is shown.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeff Morrow | Mitch Mac'Afi |
| Mara Corday | Sally Caldwell |
| Morris Ankram | Edward Considine |
| Robert Shane | General Van Baskirk |
| Louis Merrill | Pierre Broussard |
| Edgar Barrier | Carol Noymann |
| Frank Griffin | pilot pete |
| Clark Howat | Bergen |
Facts
- The bird’s head is not visible on the movie poster.
- The name of the bird La Carcagne is borrowed from Franco-Canadian folklore, however there it was called a witch with a wolf head and bat wings. Like the Banshee , it is a symbol of death.
See also
- Godzilla vs. Sea Monster
- Deadly Mantis
- Argentavis
Links
- Giant Claw at Internet Movie Database
- Giant Claw on allrovi
- Giant Claw at Rotten Tomatoes