Trog (1970)

A sympathetic anthropologist uses drugs and surgery to try to communicate with a primitive troglodyte who is found living in a local cave.

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writers:

Aben Kandel (screenplay), Peter Bryan (original story),

Stars:

Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joan Crawford	...	Dr. Brockton
Michael Gough	...	Sam Murdock
Bernard Kay	...	Inspector Greenham
Kim Braden	...	Anne Brockton
David Griffin	...	Malcolm Travers
John Hamill	...	Cliff
Thorley Walters	...	Magistrate
Jack May	...	Dr. Selbourne
Geoffrey Case	...	Bill
Robert Hutton	...	Dr. Richard Warren
Simon Lack	...	Colonel Vickers
David Warbeck	...	Alan Davis
Chloe Franks	...	Little Girl
Maurice Good	...	Reporter
Joe Cornelius	...	Trog

Storyline

Anthropologist Dr. Brockton (Joan Crawford) unearths a troglodyte (an Ice Age 'missing link" half-caveman, half-ape) and manages to domesticate him - until he's let loose by an irate land developer (Michael Gough) to go on a rampage and kidnap a little girl. Crawford's last feature film.

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Plot Keywords:

anthropologist | troglodyte | cave | surgery | land developer | 

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Taglines:

FOUND: One missing link - and all the terror that goes with it!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Ungeheuer

Filming Locations:

Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herman Cohen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tim Barrett replaced Brian Grellis who dropped out before filming began.

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Goofs

When Bill emerges from the underground pool he is not wet.

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Quotes

Dr. Brockton: This could be the one chance in a lifetime. Who knows? An opportunity to lift the veil from the past.

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Connections

Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

User Reviews

"get me my hypo-gun!"

and then shoot me with it...this is an absolute howler!! See Joan face down the troglodyte with her "hypo-gun"!!! See Joan's wardrobe of pink, white and tan lab coats!! See Joan bully the troglodyte into submission!......The sad end to a glorious career for sure,but let there be no doubt, it's still the one and only Joan.....kicking troglodyte ass no less. Heck, if I had a murderous troglodyte on the loose, I'd call Joan.............Crawford is quite game with her role as the scientist(?) and maintains a straight face throughout....no matter if she is tossing rubber lizards to the troglodyte or crawling around in the dark calling out to the TROG! This is a gloriously bad movie. MOMMIE DEAREST was no crueler than this.