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A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.
Keywords
monster
submarine
san francisco, california
radiation
u.s. navy
water monster
stop motion
scientist
environmental change
giant octopus
animal horror
submarine commander
woman scientist
Casts
Kenneth Tobey
Cmdr. Pete Mathews
Faith Domergue
Prof. Lesley Joyce
Donald Curtis
Dr. John Carter
Chuck Griffiths
Lt. Griff, USN
Ian Keith
Adm. Burns
Dean Maddox Jr.
Adm. Norman
Harry Lauter
Deputy Bill Nash
Richard W. Peterson
Capt. Stacy
Crews
George Worthing Yates
Screenplay
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Sam Katzman
Executive Producer
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Jack Erickson
Special Effects
Harold Jacob Smith
Screenplay
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
Jerome Thoms
Editor
Paul Palmentola
Art Direction
Sidney Clifford
Set Decoration
J.S. Westmoreland
Sound
George Worthing Yates
Story
Leonard Katzman
Assistant Director
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Conductor
Leon Chooluck
Unit Manager
Robert Gordon
Director
Backdrops & Posters
