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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 Carver
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

Sam Katzman
Executive Producer

George Worthing Yates
Screenplay

Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Jack Erickson
Special Effects

Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
Sidney Clifford
Set Decoration
Jerome Thoms
Editor
Paul Palmentola
Art Direction
Harold Jacob Smith
Screenplay
J.S. Westmoreland
Sound

George Worthing Yates
Story
Leonard Katzman
Assistant Director
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Conductor
Leon Chooluck
Unit Manager

Robert Gordon
Director
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