The Giant Claw

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The Giant Claw is a 1957 American science fiction monster film about a gigantic bird-like creature terrorizing the Earth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
science fiction film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Benjamin H. Kline
countryOfOrigin United States
United States of America
director Fred F. Sears
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Viola Lawrence
filmingTechnique special effects miniatures
format black-and-white film
genre horror film
monster film
science fiction film
hasAspectRatio 1.85:1
hasColorProcess black and white
hasOriginalTitle The Giant Claw
hasSetting Earth
New York City
hasTheme alien invasion
military versus monster
nuclear age anxiety
isInLanguage English
medium feature film
monsterType giant bird-like creature
musicBy Mischa Bakaleinikoff
notableFor low-budget special effects creature design
originalLanguage English
partOf 1950s American science fiction cinema
plotSummary A gigantic bird-like extraterrestrial creature attacks aircraft and cities on Earth.
producer Sam Katzman
productionCompany Clover Productions
releaseDate 1957-06-26
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 75
screenwriter Paul Gangelin
Samuel Newman
setInPeriod Cold War
starring Clark Howat
Jeff Morrow
Louis Merrill
Mara Corday
Morris Ankrum
Robert Shayne
targetAudience general audience

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Robert Shayne appearedIn The Giant Claw
Mara Corday notableWork The Giant Claw
Morris Ankrum notableWork The Giant Claw
Fred F. Sears notableWork The Giant Claw
Fred F. Sears directed The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw hasOriginalTitle The Giant Claw
Jeff Morrow notableWork The Giant Claw
Gene Evans notableWork The Giant Claw
Sam Katzman produced The Giant Claw