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War of the Colossal Beast (1958)

June 4, 1958 (US) Horror, Science Fiction • 69m

Overview

Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very angry.

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Top Billed Cast

Sally Fraser
Sally Fraser

Joyce Manning

Roger Pace
Roger Pace

Major Mark Baird

Duncan 'Dean' Parkin
Duncan 'Dean' Parkin

Col. Glenn Manning

Russ Bender
Russ Bender

Dr. Carmichael

Rico Alaniz
Rico Alaniz

Sgt. Luis Murillo

George Becwar
George Becwar

John Swanson, truck owner

Charles Stewart
Charles Stewart

Capt. Harris

June Jocelyn
June Jocelyn

Mrs. Edwards, mother

John McNamara
John McNamara

The Neurologist

Jack Kosslyn
Jack Kosslyn

Newscaster

George Navarro
George Navarro

Mexican Doctor

Bob Garnet
Bob Garnet

Capitol Hill Reporter

Stan Chambers
Stan Chambers

TV Announcer

June Burt
June Burt

Laurie Edwards

Howard Wright
Howard Wright

Medical Research Official

Bill Giorgio
Bill Giorgio

Bus Driver

Hal Torey
Hal Torey

Health and Welfare Department Head

George Milan
George Milan

Gen. Nelson

Warren Frost
Warren Frost

Police Dispatcher

Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon

Mayor of Los Angeles

Merritt Stone
Merritt Stone

Cop (uncredited)

Crew
Jack A. Marta
Jack A. Marta

Director of Photography

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Executive Producer

James H. Nicholson
James H. Nicholson

Executive Producer

Albert Glasser
Albert Glasser

Original Music Composer

Flora M. Gordon
Flora M. Gordon

Special Effects Assistant

Ben Winkler
Ben Winkler

Sound Mixer

Herbert E. Mendelson
Herbert E. Mendelson

Production Manager

Walter Broadfoot
Walter Broadfoot

Property Master

Walter E. Keller
Walter E. Keller

Art Direction

Ronald Sinclair
Ronald Sinclair

Supervising Film Editor

Herbert E. Mendelson
Herbert E. Mendelson

Assistant Director

Jack H. Young
Jack H. Young

Makeup Effects Designer

John W. Rogers
John W. Rogers

Assistant Director

Maury Hoffman
Maury Hoffman

Set Decoration

Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon

Special Effects

Henry Schrage
Henry Schrage

Associate Producer

Collection

The Amazing Colossal Man Collection



Reviews

Sierbahnn

⭐ 5/10

June 16, 2026

A bit more refined, still not grand
While The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) had a host of technical issues with its special effects that this movie shares, there are fewer of them, and this movie does improve on how to frame the giant in a way so that it can interact with the tiny humans around it, but not by much. However, the story lacks a bit of heart that the first one had, and of course they just replaced the starring role with a new actor an… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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