“The Crawling Eye” is typical of early science fiction films: Low budget special effects, bad acting, and predictable storyline. It tells the tale of a mysterious radioactive cloud that appears on the side of Mount Trollenberg in Switzerland. Large octopus-like creatures with a prominent eyeball soon appear to terrorize locals and tourists alike. This independent UK production was only modestly successful in theatrical release for Tempean Films and Eros Films.
English film and television director Quentin Lawrence was at the helm of this picture, and the screenplay, such as it is, was written by Jimmy Sangster, story by Peter Key. It was released in the United Kingdom as “The Trollenberg Terror.” The cast includes Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Warren Mitchell, Frederick Schiller, Andrew Faulds, Colin Douglas, Theodore Wilhelm, and Garard Green as the pilot in an airplane trying to defeat “The Crawling Eye.”
The Crawling Eye (1958)
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My Review
“The Crawling Eye” is typical of early science fiction films: Low budget special effects, bad acting, and predictable storyline. It tells the tale of a mysterious radioactive cloud that appears on the side of Mount Trollenberg in Switzerland. Large octopus-like creatures with a prominent eyeball soon appear to terrorize locals and tourists alike. This independent UK production was only modestly successful in theatrical release for Tempean Films and Eros Films.
English film and television director Quentin Lawrence was at the helm of this picture, and the screenplay, such as it is, was written by Jimmy Sangster, story by Peter Key. It was released in the United Kingdom as “The Trollenberg Terror.” The cast includes Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Warren Mitchell, Frederick Schiller, Andrew Faulds, Colin Douglas, Theodore Wilhelm, and Garard Green as the pilot in an airplane trying to defeat “The Crawling Eye.”