The Giant Claw (1957)
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- For the monster, see La Carcagne.
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The Giant Claw is a 1957 American giant monster film produced by Clover Productions. The film was released to American theaters by Columbia Pictures in June 1957.
Plot[edit | edit source]
A seemingly invincible giant alien bird called La Carcagne spreads destruction across Earth's skies. Two romantically-involved scientists team up with the U.S. Air Force to stop her.
Staff[edit | edit source]
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Fred F. Sears
- Written by Samuel Newman, Paul Gangelin
- Produced by Sam Katzman
- Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
- Cinematography by Benjamin H. Kline
- Edited by Saul A. Goodkind, Tony DiMarco
- Production design by Paul Palmentola, Sidney Clifford
- Assistant directing by Leonard Katzman
- Special effects by Ralph Hammeras, George J. Teague, Lawrence W. Butler
Cast[edit | edit source]
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Jeff Morrow as Mitch MacAfee
- Mara Corday as Sally Caldwell
- Morris Ankrum as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
- Louis Merrill as Pierre Broussard
- Edgar Barrier as Dr. Karol Noymann
- Robert Shayne as Gen. Van Buskirk
- Frank Griffin as Pete - Pilot
- Clark Howat as Maj. Bergen
- Morgan Jones as Lieutenant, Radar Officer
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Development[edit | edit source]
The Giant Claw was inspired by recent scientific theses relating to anti-matter, and possibly the Samuel Hopkins Adams short story "Grandfather and a Winter's Tale", which centers around a fictitious French-Canadian legend called La Carcagne.[1]
Production[edit | edit source]
The Giant Claw was filmed under the working title The Mark of the Claw, referencing the clawed footprint La Carcagne leaves at Pierre's farm.[2] Stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen, who had previously worked with producer Sam Katzman on It Came from Beneath the Sea and Earth vs. The Flying Saucers, turned down the project.[2] Katzman turned to effects technicians in Mexico, who produced a pair of risible La Carcagne models. The actors were not shown the monster's design during filming; a mortified Jeff Morrow crept out of a neighborhood screening of the film after the audience erupted in laughter.[2]
Theatrical releases[edit | edit source]
- United States - June 1957
- Mexico - August 14, 1958
Alternate titles[edit | edit source]
- The Mark of the Claw (working title)
- Humanity's Crisis! Claws of the Giant Monster Bird (Japan, DVD; 人類危機一髪!巨大怪鳥の爪)
Video releases[edit | edit source]
Sony DVD (2007) [Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 2
- Audio: English (Mono)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Trailers for the films, Part 2 of the 1951 serial Mysterious Island, 1934 comedy short, Mr. Magoo short
- Notes: Packaged with Creature with the Atom Brain, The Werewolf, and Zombies of Mora Tau
Mill Creek DVD (2014) [Sci-Fi Creature Classics]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: English (Mono)
- Special features: None
- Notes: Packaged with Mothra, 20 Million Miles to Earth, and It Came from Beneath the Sea.
i-catcher Media Blu-ray (2017)
- Region: B/2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: English, German (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
- Subtitles: German
- Special features: Audio commentary by Ingo Strecker and Thomas Kerpen, audio commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen, Uwe Sommerlad, and Ivo Scheloske, introduction by Dr. Rolf Giesen (5 minutes), American opening credits (1 minute), Spanish opening credits (1 minute), American trailer (2 minutes), Super 8 digest version (9 minutes), photo slideshow (3 minutes)
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