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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).
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
The Colossus of New York: Eugène Lourié: Ross Martin, Mala Powers, Charles Herbert: United States: Horror Curse Of The Faceless Man: Edward L. Cahn: Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis van Rooten: United States The Day the Sky Exploded (a.k.a La morte viene dallo spazio) Paolo Heusch: Paul Hubschmid, Fiorella Mari, Gérard ...
The Amazing Colossal Man (also known as The Colossal Man) is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from American International Pictures. Produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon , it stars Glenn Langan , Cathy Downs , William Hudson , and Larry Thor .
American International Pictures released the film on June 30, 1958 as a double feature with War of the Colossal Beast. [1] The film was rushed into production by AIP and Bert I. Gordon to capitalize on the popular success of Universal-International's The Incredible Shrinking Man, released the previous year in 1957. [2]
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).