Giant from the Unknown
1958 · Movie · NR · 78 min · ★ 4.4 · 28% critics
A series of grisly murders plague a small mountain community and the sheriff suspects a local scientist whom he dislikes. Together with a former professor and the professor's pretty daughter, the scientist sets about solving the crimes and discovers the killer is an oversized 16th century conquistador, resurrected by a lightning bolt from his mountain grave.
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-01-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 28/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.4/10 (16 votes)
Themes
- sheriff
- monster
- mountain village
- snowstorm
- resurrection
- murder
- archaeologist
- giant man
- suspended animation
- small town milieu
- conquistador
- fight on dam
Cast & crew
Ed Kemmer
as Wayne Brooks
Sally Fraser
as Janet Cleveland
Morris Ankrum
as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
Bob Steele
as Sheriff Parker
Buddy Baer
as Vargas the Giant
- GC
Gary Crutcher
as Charlie Brown
- BD
Billy Dix
as Indian Joe
Oliver Blake
as Cafe Proprietor
- JB
Jolene Brand
as Ann Brown
- ND
Ned Davenport
as First Townsman
Directed by Richard E. Cunha