The polyp - the beast with the arms of death

Movie
German title	The polyp - the beast with the arms of death
Original title	Tentacoli
Country of production	Italy United States
original language	English Italian
Publishing year	1977
length	103 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Ovidio G. Assonitis as Oliver Hellman
script	Steven W. Carabatso's Tito Carpi Jerome Max
production	Enzo Doria Ovidio G. Assonitis A. Caponetto
music	Stelvio Cipriani
camera	Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
cut	Angelo Curi
occupation
John Huston : Ned Turner Shelley Winters : Tillie Turner Bo Hopkins : Will Gleason Henry Fonda : Mr. Whitehead Delia Boccardo : Vicky Gleason Cesare Danova : John Corey Alan Boyd : Mike Sherry Buchanan : Judy Franco Diogene : Chuck Marc Fiorini : Don Helena Mäkelä : Jane's mother Claude Akins : Sheriff Robards

The Polyp - The beast with the arms of death (Original title: Tentacoli ) is an Italian animal horror film from 1977 . The film was directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis , who used the pseudonym Oliver Hellman for this, and was one of the many stragglers of Steven Spielberg's hit film Jaws . The film also ran under the alternative titles Attack from the Deep and Tentacles of Death .

action

A series of strange incidents take place off Solana Beach on the California coast: Ships are destroyed, people disappear without a trace and reappear a little later, completely disfigured. Journalist Ned Turner and oceanographer Will Gleason investigate and discover that a giant octopus is responsible for the mysterious incident. When all attempts to neutralize the giant octopus fail, Gleason decides to use two trained killer whales against the monster. The daring plan actually succeeds: the whales attack the octopus and kill it.

Reviews

“Dilettante imitation of various monster horror films, completely unattractive despite the star cast. (Alternative title: 'Tentacle of Death', 'Attack from the Deep'). "

- Lexicon of international film

On April 13, 2018, the film was shown as part of the Tele 5 series The Worst Films of All Time .

Production notes

The visual effects come from GK Major, Joseph L. Mecacci was responsible as the make-up artist, the costumes were contributed by N. Hercules. The film was set in La Jolla , San Diego , California in the United States.

literature

• The polyp - the beast with the arms of death . In: Film-Dienst , Volume 57, issues 13-19, Catholic Institute for Media Information, Catholic Film Commission for Germany, 2004, page 587 ( preview in Google book search).

Web links

• The polyp - The Beast with death arms in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Polyp - The beast with the arms of death on cinema.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Polyp - The Beast with the Arms of Death. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .