Der Schrecken vom Amazonas (1954)
AbenteuerHorrorScience Fiction
Geologe Dr. Carl Maia entdeckt im brasilianischen Dschungel das Fossil einer Krallenhand. Eine Untersuchung im Institut von Morajo Bay bringt keine Klarheit, so rüstet Maia eine Expedition aus, um die schwarze Lagune näher zu untersuchen. Nachdem die ersten Teilnehmer tot aufgefunden wurden, zeigt sich bald die Ursache in Form einer menschenähnlichen, schuppenbedeckten Bestie, die sich sogleich in Maias Kollegin und Verlobte Kay Lawrence verliebt...
Der Regisseur:
Jack Arnold
Die Autor:
Harry Essex, Arthur A. Ross.
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Richard Carlson as Dr. David Reed |
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Julie Adams as Kay Lawrence |
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Richard Denning as Dr. Mark Williams |
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Antonio Moreno as Dr. Carl Maia |
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Nestor Paiva as Captain Lucas |
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Whit Bissell as Dr. Edwin Thompson |
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Bernie Gozier as Zee |
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Henry A. Escalante as Chico |
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Ricou Browning as The Gill Man In Water (uncredited) |
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Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Perry Lopez as Tomas (uncredited) |
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Sydney Mason as Dr. Matos (uncredited) |
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Rodd Redwing as Luis (uncredited) |
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James Miller as Old Man (uncredited) |
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Ben Chapman as The Gill Man On Land (uncredited) |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jack Arnold | Director |
| Production | William Alland | Producer |
| Sound | Hans J. Salter | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Harry Essex | Screenplay |
| Sound | Herman Stein | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Arthur A. Ross | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| Crew | Jack N. Young | Stunts |
| Crew | James R. Wolfe | Driver |
| Crew | Gene Poole | Stunts |
| Crew | Ginger Stanley | Stunts |
| Writing | William Alland | Idea |
| Directing | Russ Haverick | Assistant Director |
| Production | Foster Thompson | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Al Wyatt Sr. | Stunts |
| Camera | Everett Brown | Grip |
| Sound | Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Crew | Ted White | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Kevan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Mueller | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ray Craddock | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Hickman | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Albert E. Kennedy | Sound Editor |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Maurice Zimm | Story |
| Art | Ray Jeffers | Set Decoration |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Camera | Scotty Welbourne | Still Photographer |
| Camera | James Curtis Havens | Underwater Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milicent Patrick | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | E. Thomas Case | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Milicent Patrick | Creature Design |
| Directing | Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Polly Burson | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Crew | Evan Baldwin | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Odell | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Robert Emmett Dolan | Additional Music |
| Crew | Milton Rosen | Additional Music |