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The Great Alligator River (1979)

The Great Alligator River poster
Original title
Il fiume del grande caimano
Directed by
Sergio Martino
Genre
horror film, adventure film, monster film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
12
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A luxury resort in Africa is terrorized by a giant crocodile that turns out to be an angry god. Tourists and staff struggle to survive as the beast attacks the development that invaded its territory.

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What happens

The Great Alligator River, originally Il fiume del grande caimano and also known as Alligators, Caiman, Big Alligator River and The Big Caimano River, is a 1979 Italian adventure film directed by Sergio Martino. In the film, an African God takes the form of a giant man-eating crocodile and attacks tourists at a newly built resort after it becomes angered by encroachment on its land. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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