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Curucu, Beast of the Amazon

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
334
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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
3.7/10
334
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    • Curt Siodmak
    • Curt Siodmak
  • Stars
    • John Bromfield
    • Beverly Garland
    • Tom Payne
    • Curt Siodmak
    • 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)
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    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)
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    John Bromfield and Harvey Chalk in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
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    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
      • Curt Siodmak
      • 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
    Tagline says It All!
    "Like nothing you have ever seen" states the tagline for this film, and it is accurate beyond belief. This film is beyond description in many ways. The story details how a plantation owner and a doctor go up the Amazon in search of a Head-shrinking tribe and a mythical beast. The beast looks incredibly inept and totally silly, as is the plot for this film. The leads are horrible, particularly Beverly Garland as the sassy doctor out to always prove herself. Her expressions, not to mention her screams, are enough reason to see the film. I cannot remember laughing so hard at a film. Although the settings are genuine, the folksy South American tune in the background throughout most of the film only serves to belittle any real tension the film might have provided. The direction is poor and the camerawork even poorer. One sequence in particular, when Garland and male lead "Rock" run up a tree to avoid being trampled by a herd of water buffaloes is a real hoot! The scenes were laid on top of each other and just look so idiotic. A great film to ridicule with friends or just for private laughs!
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    • Feb 18, 2000

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    • Release date
      • December 1956 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Belém, Pará, Brazil
    • Production company
      • Jewel Productions
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    • 1 hour 16 minutes
      • Mono

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