The Giant Claw
4.6
“Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!”
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
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Cast
19 people
Jeff Morrow
Mitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee
Known for
This Island Earth
The Creature Walks Among Us
Mara Corday
Sally Caldwell
Known for
Tarantula
The Gauntlet
Morris Ankrum
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Known for
In a Lonely Place
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Louis Merrill
Pierre Broussard
Known for
The Lady from Shanghai
Edgar Barrier
Dr. Karol Noymann
Known for
Phantom of the Opera
Macbeth
Robert Shayne
Gen. Van Buskirk
Known for
Adventures of Superman
The Flash
Frank Griffin
Pete - Pilot
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Teen-Age Crime Wave
Cinderella Liberty
Clark Howat
Maj. Bergen
Known for
Billy Jack
The Hitch-Hiker
Morgan Jones
Lieutenant, Radar Officer
Known for
Forbidden Planet
Not of This Earth
Benjie Bancroft
Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)
Also in
Pressure Point
Death in Small Doses
Brad Brown
Pool Party Diver (uncredited)
Al Cantor
AF Projectionist (uncredited)
Also in
Chinatown at Midnight
Breakdown
Fred F. Sears Director · Samuel Newman Screenplay Paul Gangelin Screenplay
United States release June 1, 1957 · Produced in United States · Production Columbia Pictures
Production
Clover Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
The Mark of the Claw
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 1, 1957
Theatrical
Germany
November 23, 1996 · TV · Erstaufführung mit Deutscher Synchronisation, RTL
April 13, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray, Anolis
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