The Cyclops (1957)

Directed by

Bert Ira Gordon

Genre

science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 06m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A search party goes to a remote Mexican jungle looking for a missing scientist. They find a giant one-eyed monster that was created by radiation.

campydatedslow-pacedcreepymelodramaticlow-budgetfrightening

What happens

The Cyclops is a 1957 American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, starring James Craig, Lon Chaney Jr. and Gloria Talbott. The theme of a monster created as a result of radioactivity was a common one in the 1950s. The Cyclops was released in July 1957 by Allied Artists as a double feature with Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957), which also starred Gloria Talbott. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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