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The Giant Claw

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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The Giant Claw (1957)
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FantasyHorrorSci-Fi
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
4K
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POPULARITY
25,011
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    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writers
      • Samuel Newman
      • Paul Gangelin
    • Stars
      • Jeff Morrow
      • Mara Corday
      • Morris Ankrum
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writers
      • Samuel Newman
      • Paul Gangelin
    • Stars
      • Jeff Morrow
      • Mara Corday
      • Morris Ankrum
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    • 148User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews

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    Jeff Morrow
    Jeff Morrow
    • Mitch MacAfee
    Mara Corday
    Mara Corday
    • Sally Caldwell
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
    Louis Merrill
    • Pierre Broussard
    • (as Louis D. Merrill)
    Edgar Barrier
    Edgar Barrier
    • Dr. Karol Noymann
    Robert Shayne
    Robert Shayne
    • Gen. Van Buskirk
    Frank Griffin
    • Pete - Pilot
    • (as Ruell Shayne)
    Clark Howat
    Clark Howat
    • Maj. Bergen
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Lieutenant - Radar Officer
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Civil Aeronautics Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Brad Brown
    • Pool Party Diver
    • (uncredited)
    Al Cantor
    • AF Projectionist
    • (uncredited)
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Admonishing Man on Airliner
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Cokes
    • Civil Aeronautics Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard P. Geer
    Leonard P. Geer
    • Paramedic
    • (uncredited)
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Fighter Pilot, in clips from 'Mission Over Korea'
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Sol Murgi
    Sol Murgi
    • Civil Aeronautics Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Fred F. Sears
    Fred F. Sears
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writers
      • Samuel Newman
      • Paul Gangelin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In an interview, Jeff Morrow said that no one in the cast saw the title monster until they went to the film's premiere in Morrow's home town. Producer Sam Katzman had contracted with a low-budget model-maker in Mexico City to construct the "Giant Claw," and no one in the cast or crew had any idea it would come out looking as bizarre as it did. Morrow said the audience roared with laughter every time the monster made an appearance. He wound up slinking out of the theater in embarrassment before the film was over so no one who knew him would recognize him.
    • Goofs
      Due to use of footage from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), a flying saucer can very briefly be glimpsed in Grand Central Terminal during the bird's attack on New York City.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Something, he didn't know what, but something as big as a battleship has just flown over and past him.

    • Connections
      Edited from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

    User reviews148

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    It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Puppet!
    What a hoot!!!! This film tops them all......and the 50's had some real "winners" in the genre. And like all that went before and after, this will win your heart. Knowing that computer generated effects and advanced use of the blue screen were things yet to come, we usually have to bite the bullet and figure they did the best they could with what they had. BUT, in this case, they really hit bottom with the monster bird. It has to be the worst of all.....it's a damn wooden puppet on strings that bobs around like Big Bird on a binge......pretty pitiful. Jeff Morrow probably wanted to commit suicide or die of terminal embarrasment after seeing this film in its finished state. And the lovely Mara Corday, who was always stuck in the lower echelon of film making, had to count this as a low point in her career. She deserved better. And of course Morris Ankrum never learned....he just kept plugging away in "B" films and became on of the most famous faces seen in supporting roles. Now, after saying all those negative things, I can honestly say that I love this movie....it is so outrageous that you are just sucked in, forever becoming a fanatic of low budget, 50's horror/science fiction films. Yes, it is really bad, really bad.....but somehow you can't quit watching. Have fun with it!!!!!
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    • Bucs1960
    • Aug 5, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Mark of the Claw
    • Production company
      • Clover Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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