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The Colossus of New York

  • 19581958
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 10min
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.1K
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The Colossus of New York (1958)
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A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Eugène Lourié
  • Writers
    • Thelma Schnee(screenplay)
    • Willis Goldbeck(story)
  • Stars
    • John Baragrey
    • Mala Powers
    • Otto Kruger
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  • Director
    • Eugène Lourié
  • Writers
    • Thelma Schnee(screenplay)
    • Willis Goldbeck(story)
  • Stars
    • John Baragrey
    • Mala Powers
    • Otto Kruger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    The Colossus of New York
    Trailer 1:45
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    The Colossus of New York
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    The Colossus of New York (1958)
    John Baragrey in The Colossus of New York (1958)
    Otto Kruger in The Colossus of New York (1958)
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    John Baragrey and Otto Kruger in The Colossus of New York (1958)
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    Otto Kruger in The Colossus of New York (1958)
    Mala Powers in The Colossus of New York (1958)
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    John Baragrey
    John Baragrey
    • Dr. Henry Spensseras Dr. Henry Spensser
    Mala Powers
    Mala Powers
    • Anne Spensseras Anne Spensser
    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • Dr. William Spensseras Dr. William Spensser
    Robert Hutton
    Robert Hutton
    • Dr. John Robert Carringtonas Dr. John Robert Carrington
    Ross Martin
    Ross Martin
    • Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensseras Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser
    Charles Herbert
    Charles Herbert
    • Billy Spensseras Billy Spensser
    George Douglas
    • Officialas Official
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Police Inspectoras Police Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Harris
    • Man at Funeral Serviceas Man at Funeral Service
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Kerr
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    • Airport Accident Extraas Airport Accident Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Nelson
    • Charles - Chauffeur-Butleras Charles - Chauffeur-Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Foster H. Phinney
    Foster H. Phinney
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Max Power
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Richardson
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Court Shepard
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    • Airline Pilotas Airline Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    • Airport Accident Extraas Airport Accident Extra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Eugène Lourié
    • Writers
      • Thelma Schnee(screenplay)
      • Willis Goldbeck(story)
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    Storyline

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    Jeremy Spensser, genius humanitarian, is killed in an accident just after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. His father William, a brilliant brain surgeon, works on the body in secret before burial; later revealing to his other son Henry that he has the brain on life support and hopes to encase it in a robot body! The resulting being is large, strong, and develops many strange powers. Initially it has Jeremy's gentle personality but this, too, begins to change, and a year later it decides to end its long seclusion... Unusual piano music score. —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Towering above the skyline ~ an indestructible creature whose eyes rain death and destruction!
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Colossus costume was eight feet tall, weighed 160 pounds and was made from burlap, plastic, rubber and fine chicken wire. Inside, there were batteries, cables, air tanks and oxygen tubes.
    • Goofs
      When Jeremy (the Colossus) crashes through the glass wall at the end of the movie, the very next scene there is a woman lying on the floor and the man to the left of her looks down at her. In the scene following, the Colossus starts shooting eye beams. The eye beam then hits the woman, now standing, and she falls to the floor, in the same position.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits text rises out of New York harbor, as its reflection on the water sinks to the bottom of the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Colossus of New York + When Worlds Collide (1978)

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    An underrated atmospheric thriller
    The conventional wisdom is that this is a mediocre movie. Yet I find it strangely affecting. A man's brain is placed in a large robotic body, but it's not the usual mad scientist bit. The scientist is a desperate father and the brain belongs to his son (Ross Martin), killed(?) in an automobile accident.

    Encased in his robotic body, the son longs to see his own son. These are mad scientists with family values!

    The only music in the movie is provided by a lone piano. The motivation for this decision was probably more economical than artistic but Nathan Van Cleave's score echoes the fear and melancholy that permeates the film perfectly.

    Not a great film, but one every sci-fi and horror movie fan should see.
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    • Rocketer
    • May 11, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Koloss von New York
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 10min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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