Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
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- Unrated
- 1h 3min
- Comedy, Horror
- Jun 1961 (USA)
- Movie
A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.
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| Antony Carbone | ... |
Renzo Capetto
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Betsy Jones-Moreland | ... |
Mary-Belle Monahan
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| Robert Towne | ... |
Sparks Moranaja aka Agent XK150
(as Edward Wain)
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| Beach Dickerson | ... |
Pete Peterson Jr.
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Robert Bean | ... |
Happy Jack Monahan
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Esther Sandoval | ... |
Carmelita Rodríguez
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Sonia Noemí González | ... |
Mango Perez
(as Sonia Noemi Gonzalez)
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Edmundo Rivera Álvarez | ... |
Gen. Tostada
(as Edmundo Rivera Alvarez)
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Terry Nevin | ... |
Cuban
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Elisio Lopez | ... |
Cuban
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Tanner Hunt | ... |
Cuban
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Blanquita Romero | ... |
Rosina Pérez
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Armando Rowra | ... |
Cuban
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John Fles | ... |
First Man Chasing XK150 (scenes added later for television showings) (uncredited)
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Jaclyn Hellman | ... |
Agent Sparks (scenes added later for television showings) (uncredited)
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Stanton Kaye | ... |
Cuban / Second Man Chasing Sparks (scenes added later for television showings) (uncredited)
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| Karl Lukas | ... |
Bartender (scenes added later for television showings) (uncredited)
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Charles Macaulay | ... |
Man with Walking Stick (uncredited)
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Richard Sinatra | ... |
Man at Pay Phone (scenes added later for television showings) (uncredited)
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Dale Wilbourn | ... |
Cuban Leader (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roger Corman | ||
Written by
| Charles B. Griffith | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Roger Corman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Charles Hannawalt | ... | associate producer (as Charles Hanawalt) |
Music by
| Fred Katz | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Jacques R. Marquette | ... | (photographer) (as Jack Marquette) |
Editing by
| Angela Scellars | ... | film editor |
Makeup Department
| Brooke Wilkerson | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jack Bohrer | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Bohrer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Monte Hellman | ... | director: pre-title sequence (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Roberto Velasquez | ... | sound |
| Robert Bean | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Roger Corman | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marjorie Corso | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Beach Dickerson | ... | designer: monster costume (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Kinta Zertuche | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Carole Eastman | ... | lyricist: song (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- The Filmgroup (1961) (United States) (theatrical)
- Astral Films (1961) (Canada) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1963) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- VCI Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2019) (World-wide)
- Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Legend Films (colorization)
- Legend Films (restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
American crook Renzo Capetto sees a chance to make a bundle when a Caribbean island has a revolution. He plans to help loyalists (and the national treasury) escape on his boat, then kill the men and blame their deaths on a mythical sea monster. Trouble ensues when the _real_ monster shows up!
Written by Paul White |
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| Taglines | This Gangster's "Single Partner" Isn't Even Human! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shot back-to-back in Puerto Rico with Last Woman on Earth (1960), using the same cast and crew, but not released until several months afterward. See more » |
| Goofs | When the monster attacks the ship at the end of the movie, you can see human skin where the costume sleeves didn't reach the gloves. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Malcolm in the Middle (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Creature from the Haunted Sea See more » |
| Quotes |
Sparks Moran:
[narrating]
It was dusk. I could tell because the sun was going down. See more » |