United States / Jun 01, 1957 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Clark Howat | Maj. Bergen |
| 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 | Admonishing Man on Airliner (uncredited) |
| Bud Cokes | Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited) |
| Leonard P. Geer | Paramedic (uncredited) |
| Dabbs Greer | Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited) |
| Fred F. Sears | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | First State Trooper (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Giant Claw |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Clover Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 1 giugno 1957 |
| Production | Sam Katzman |
| Writer | Paul Gangelin, Samuel Newman |
| Editing | Saul A. Goodkind, Anthony DiMarco |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline, Emil Oster |
| Assistant directors | Leonard Katzman, Fred F. Sears |
| Camera operators | Emil Oster, Benjamin H. Kline |
| Additional photography | Benjamin H. Kline, Emil Oster |
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| Production design | Paul Palmentola, Sidney Clifford |
| Art direction | Paul Palmentola, Sidney Clifford |
| Set decoration | Sidney Clifford, Paul Palmentola |
| Special effects | George J. Teague, Ralph Hammeras, Lawrence W. Butler |
| Music | Mischa Bakaleinikoff, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Jacques Belasco, Max Steiner, George Duning, Marlin Skiles, George Antheil, John Leipold, J.S. Westmoreland |
| Sound | Mischa Bakaleinikoff, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Jacques Belasco, Max Steiner, George Duning, Marlin Skiles, J.S. Westmoreland, George Antheil, John Leipold |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
Germany / Apr 13, 2017 / 12 / Blu-ray, Anolis
TV
Germany / Nov 23, 1996 / Erstaufführung mit Deutscher Synchronisation, RTL
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