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War of the Colossal Beast (a.k.a. Revenge of the Colossal Man and The Colossal Beast) is a 1958 black-and-white science fiction film, written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon for his Carmel Productions, and starring Dean Parkin, Sally Fraser, and Roger Pace. [1]
Fraser eventually became typecast in low budget 1950s sci-fi films. She played a wife possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman film It Conquered the World (1956), the sister of the titular monster in War of the Colossal Beast (1958), and a mother protecting her baby in Earth vs. the Spider (1958).
Bert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for screenwriting and producing and/or directing science fiction and horror B-movies such as King Dinosaur (1955), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Earth vs. the Spider (1958), Village of the Giants (1965), and Empire of the Ants (1977).
Drive-in advertisement from 1958 for Attack of the Puppet People and co-feature, War of the Colossal Beast. The film was shot under the title The Fantastic Puppet People. [5] Gordon said the title was changed to make the film more salable, since he targeted it primarily for teenagers. [3]
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Bert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Attack of the Puppet People (1958), War of the Colossal Beast (1958; the sequel to The Amazing Colossal Man) and Earth vs. the Spider (1958) Burt Topper: Hell Squad (1958), Tank Commandos (1959) and Diary of a High School Bride (1959) Edward Bernds: High School Hellcats (1958).
Year Title Role Notes 1958: War of the Colossal Beast: 1958: How to Make a Monster: Lab Technician: 1959: The Miracle: Courier: Uncredited 1961: Sea Hunt: Season 4, Episode 10
War and Peace: 1967: Sergei Bondarchuk [1] War Comes to America: 1945: Frank Capra and Anatole Litvak [1] The War Game: 1966: Peter Watkins [4] [1] War Hunt: 1962: Denis Sanders [1] The War Is Over: 1966: Alain Resnais [1] War of the Colossal Beast: 1958: Bert I. Gordon [6] The War of the Worlds: 1953: Byron Haskin [4] [1] Warning Sign: 1985 ...