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Curucu, Beast of the Amazon

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 16m
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3.8/10
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Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
AdventureHorror
Rock Dean and Dr. Andrea Romar travel up the Amazon River to find out why the plantation workers have left their work in panic, allegedly because of attacks from Curucu, a monster who is sai... Read allRock Dean and Dr. Andrea Romar travel up the Amazon River to find out why the plantation workers have left their work in panic, allegedly because of attacks from Curucu, a monster who is said to live up the river where no white man has ever been before...Rock Dean and Dr. Andrea Romar travel up the Amazon River to find out why the plantation workers have left their work in panic, allegedly because of attacks from Curucu, a monster who is said to live up the river where no white man has ever been before...
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
313
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
86,534
30,042
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    • Director
      • Curt Siodmak
    • Writer
      • Curt Siodmak
    • Stars
      • John Bromfield
      • Beverly Garland
      • Tom Payne
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    • Director
      • Curt Siodmak
    • Writer
      • Curt Siodmak
    • Stars
      • John Bromfield
      • Beverly Garland
      • Tom Payne
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    • 24User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Beverly Garland in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    John Bromfield and Beverly Garland in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    John Bromfield, Harvey Chalk, Luz del Fuego, and Beverly Garland in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    Beverly Garland in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    John Bromfield and Harvey Chalk in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
    John Bromfield and Beverly Garland in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
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    John Bromfield
    John Bromfield
    • Rock Dean
    Beverly Garland
    Beverly Garland
    • Dr. Andrea Romar
    Tom Payne
    • Tupanico
    Harvey Chalk
    • Father Flaviano
    Larri Thomas
    Larri Thomas
    • Vivian - the dancer
    Wilson Vianna
    • Tico
    • (as Wilson Viana)
    Frank Bevan
    Sérgio de Oliveira
    • Captain of Police
    Roberto Aurel
    Andrea Bayard
    Andrea Bayard
    • Rita - the Secretary
    Luz del Fuego
    • Snake dancer
    Ayres Campos
    Rosa María
    • Director
      • Curt Siodmak
    • Writer
      • Curt Siodmak
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    • Trivia
      Director Curt Siodmak said of this film, "I shot it down there [in Brazil], in the jungles. I never recovered, physically".
    • Goofs
      The movie shows a herd of Asian Water Buffalo in the Amazon Basin. The buffalo are not native to South America. They are from Southeast Asia and India.
    • Quotes

      Tupanico: A beast with claws like that of a giant bird.

      Captain of Police: A crocodile, perhaps?

      Tupanico: A crocodile is no bird.

    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: Curucu; Beast of the Amazon (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      National Anthem of Brazil
      (uncredited)

      Music by Francisco Manuel da Silva

    User reviews24

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    2/10
    Absolutely lousy - Be warned......
    I spend a lot of time trying to add lesser known 50's sci-fi titles to my ever growing collection. Unfortunately I came to this title. Cool title and stars Beverly Garland made by Universal - how could I miss? Although the poster looks great on this flick, find the strength to resist. The Brazilian locations are great and acting was acceptable but whoever wrote the script was a loser. This played out more like an episode of Scooby Doo(old man Smithers and all). The part that really killed me was that after they ruin the whole movie after 45 minutes, it goes on for another 35 minutes!! Seriously, for lesser known movies, check out Giant from the Unknown or Monster from Green Hell before you ever touch this garbage.
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    • Jan 31, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beast of the Amazon
    • Filming locations
      • Belém, Pará, Brazil
    • Production company
      • Jewel Productions
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    • Budget
      • $155,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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