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War of the Colossal Beast is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Bert I. Gordon released in USA on 4 june 1958 with Frank Jenks
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
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Add to a movie listWar of the Colossal Beast (aka Revenge of the Colossal Man and The Colossal Beast) is a 1958 black-and-white science fiction film directed by Bert I. Gordon, produced by Carmel Productions, and distributed by American International Pictures. It continued the storyline of the 1957 movie The Amazing Colossal Man, although it was not marketed as a direct sequel and featured a different cast. Both The Amazing Colossal Man and War of the Colossal Beast were later mocked on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Upon hearing of several recent robberies of food delivery trucks in Mexico, Joyce Manning (Sally Fraser), Army officer Lt. Col. Glenn Manning's sister, becomes convinced that her brother (Dean Parkin) survived his fall from the Boulder Dam (seen in The Amazing Colossal Man). Along with Army officer Major Mark Baird (Roger Pace) and scientist Dr. Carmichael (Russ Bender), she goes to Mexico to look for her brother.Actors
Frank Jenks
Americo "Rico" Alaniz
(Sgt. Luis Murillo)
Warren Frost
(Police Dispatcher)
Glenn Langan
(Glenn Manning, before injuries (flashback))
Cathy Downs
(Carol Forrest (flashback))
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