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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
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Leo Gordon (writer)
Release Date:
October 1959 (USA)
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Massive Blood Sucking Monsters! more
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After local-moonshine swilling trapper Lem Sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing....
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Swamp
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Monster
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B Horror
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Low Budget Film
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Animal Attack
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(4 articles)
I'd like you to meet your best friend
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 16 November 2009, 9:49 PM, PST)
Free Flick of the Day: Black Sunday
(From Cinematical. 30 October 2009, 4:50 PM, PDT)
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 16 November 2009, 9:49 PM, PST)
Free Flick of the Day: Black Sunday
(From Cinematical. 30 October 2009, 4:50 PM, PDT)
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Chilling Thriller
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Ken Clark | ... | Steve Benton | |
| Yvette Vickers | ... | Liz Walker | |
| Jan Shepard | ... | Nan Greyson | |
| Michael Emmet | ... | Cal Moulton | |
| Tyler McVey | ... | Doc Greyson | |
| Bruno VeSota | ... | Dave Walker | |
| Gene Roth | ... | Sheriff Kovis | |
| Dan White | ... | Slim Reed (as Daniel White) | |
| George Cisar | ... | Lem Sawyer |
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Also Known As:
Attack of the Blood Leeches
Demons of the Swamp (UK)
She Demons of the Swamp
The Giant Leeches (USA) (promotional title)
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Demons of the Swamp (UK)
She Demons of the Swamp
The Giant Leeches (USA) (promotional title)
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62 min
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The films Spanish title is El Pantano Diabolico, meaning "The Diabolical Marsh."
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Boom mic visible: Cal and Dave are talking outside the general store. The reflection of the mike boom can be seen in the roof of the car.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: Attack of the Giant Leeches" (1996)
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This unusual blend of Southern white trash and blood-curdling terror features a good narrative, capable performances by most, excellent musical score, and a misty, shadowy, eerie atmosphere. Despite other negative reviews, this and many other small-budget 1950s are continually being released on DVD and video, to the delight (and distributors' profits) of horror fans. Ken Clark is adequate playing the stalwart hero, as a surprising (for is time) ecologically-minded ranger overseeing a Southern bayou swampland. Third-billed Jan Shepard is really the leading lady here, getting more scenes and close-ups than Yvette Vickers, who basically appears in early scenes, than basically disappears. Shepard is earnest and very pretty, and lends semi-feminism to the proceedings, by joining boyfriend Clark in the swamp, seeking murderous radiation-produced mutations. Shepard appears, 1950s style, in her first and last scenes, with her hair down, in an off-the shoulder white dress, well made-up, walking near a swamp! At least she's not in high heels! Vickers is slinky perfection as the adulterous wife of Bruno Ve Soto, another fine actor. Gene Roth as Shepard's doctor father is also convincing. All these are "finished" actors, professionals who have amassed many credits through the years. While the leech costumes may disappoint, the unnerving cave scene won't. This film does in 65 minutes what other "blockbuster", star-cast thrillers can't.