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The Crawling Eye (1958)
The Trollenberg Terror (original title)

UNRATED 82 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   31 December 1958 (USA)
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A series of decapitations on a Swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud.

Director:

Quentin Lawrence

Writers:

Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), Peter Key (story)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Forrest Tucker ...
Laurence Payne Laurence Payne ...
Jennifer Jayne Jennifer Jayne ...
Janet Munro ...
Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell ...
Frederick Schiller Frederick Schiller ...
Andrew Faulds Andrew Faulds ...
Stuart Saunders Stuart Saunders ...
Colin Douglas Colin Douglas ...
Derek Sydney Derek Sydney ...
Richard Golding Richard Golding ...
George Herbert George Herbert ...
Anne Sharp Anne Sharp ...
German Woman with Little Girl
Leslie Heritage Leslie Heritage ...
Jeremy Longhurst Jeremy Longhurst ...
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Storyline

A remote mountain resort in Switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. The beings are also in telepathic communication with people and inhabit a mysterious, radioactive cloud at the base of the Trollenberg mountain. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Mountain | Alien | Cloud | Metric System Usage | Television Camera  | See more »

Taglines:

The nightmare terror of the slithering eye that unleashed agonizing horror on a screaming world! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Creature from Another World See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tempean Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono  | Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Crawling Eye monster literally makes a cameo appearance in Stephen King's horror novel 'It'. The children run into the creature in the sewers during a 1958 segment of the novel. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the train scene early on Forrest Tucker is reading a fresh, crisp, unwrinkled newspaper when Janet Munro has one of her bad spells and falls in his lap. As she falls, Tucker's newspaper looks like it has gone through a few takes already. See more »

Quotes

Philip Truscott: How 'bout a breath of fresh air?
Anne Pilgrim: I'd love a breath of fresh air.
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Crazy Credits

The films opening credits flash onto the screen when the passenger train rolls into the darkness of a tunnel. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Crawling Eye" (2004) See more »