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Title: The Colossus of New York (1958)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Baragrey | ... | Dr. Henry Spensser | |
| Mala Powers | ... | Anne Spensser | |
| Otto Kruger | ... | Dr. William Spensser | |
| Robert Hutton | ... | Dr. John Robert Carrington | |
| Ross Martin | ... | Dr. Jeremy 'Jerry' Spensser | |
| Charles Herbert | ... | Billy Spensser | |
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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. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Towering above the skyline ~ an indestructible creature whose eyes rain death and destruction!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
June 1958 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Koloss von New York See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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The screenplay was written by Thelma Schnee, the maiden name of Thelma Moss, who would go on to become a famous parapsychologist. See more »Goofs
Scene minutes, 55.22 and 1.05.10, showing the Colossus walking through water and up stairs, is the same film footage used twice . See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Despite some clunky moments I still think the best and most eerie part of Colussus of new york is when the "dead" scientist awakes, and gradually with mounting terror, realises his brain is in the body of a robot! This scene I'm sure influenced Director Paul Verhoeven when he made "Robocop" many years later. look at the creepy visuals in this scene as we see everything from the robots P.O.V and note that its visualisation is similar to what you see on an old Television monitor. those lines spoken by his creator "you can see, you can hear, you can speak and you can move" still sends a chill down my spine. I rate this as one of the best eerie mad lab scenes in the movies.