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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1957-06-01
Languageen
Runtime1h 14m
Production

Clover Productions, Columbia Pictures

4.8(95)
•1957•1h 14m

The Giant Claw

"Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!"

Science FictionHorror

Overview

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.

Writing & Screenplay
Samuel NewmanPaul Gangelin
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline

Principal Cast

19 credited
Jeff Morrow
Jeff MorrowMitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee
Mara Corday
Mara CordaySally Caldwell
Morris Ankrum
Morris AnkrumLt. Gen. Edward Considine
Louis Merrill
Louis MerrillPierre Broussard
Edgar Barrier
Edgar BarrierDr. Karol Noymann
Robert Shayne
Robert ShayneGen. Van Buskirk
FG
Frank GriffinPete - Pilot
Clark Howat
Clark HowatMaj. Bergen
Morgan Jones
Morgan JonesLieutenant, Radar Officer
BB
Benjie BancroftCivil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

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