The Giant Claw (1957)

Directed by

Fred F. Sears

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A giant alien bird with a protective anti-matter shield attacks airplanes and towns. A group of military men and scientists try to figure out how to stop it.

cheesysillydatedcampylow-budgetformulaiclight-heartedfun

What happens

The Giant Claw is a 1957 American monster film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Fred F. Sears, that stars Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday, and featuring Morris Ankrum, Dabbs Greer and Robert Shayne. Both Sears and Katzman were well known as low-budget B film genre filmmakers. The film was released as a double feature with The Night the World Exploded. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
• Kronos (1957)
• The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
• The Birds (1963)
• 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
• Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
• The Land Unknown (1957)
• Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)