The Great Alligator River
Appearance
(Redirected from Il Fiume del grande caimano)
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Directed by | Sergio Martino |
Produced by | Luciano Martino |
Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
Distributed by | Medusa Distribuzione |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
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The Great Alligator River, originally Il fiume del grande caimano and also known as Alligators, Caiman, Big Alligator River and The Big Caimano River, is a 1979 Italian adventure film directed by Sergio Martino.[1][2] In the film, an African God takes the form of a giant man-eating crocodile and attacks tourists at a newly built resort after it becomes angered by encroachment on its land. Filming took place during the summer of 1979 in Sri Lanka and Italy, and began on 3 June; filming was originally slated to start on 20 May.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Barbara Bach as Alice Brandt (Voiced by Susan Spafford)
- Claudio Cassinelli as Daniel Nessel
- Mel Ferrer as Joshua
- Richard Johnson as Prophet Jameson
- Romano Puppo as Peter
- Anny Papa as Laura
- Enzo Fisichella as Maurice, lover of Minou's mother
- Lory Del Santo as Jane
- Silvia Collatina as Minou
- Clara Colosimo as tourist
References
[edit]- ^ Seeßlen/Jung. Horror - Geschichte und Mythologie des Horrorfilms. Marburg 2006.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ 1979 Archives. Variety.
External links
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Categories:
- 1979 films
- 1979 horror films
- Italian adventure films
- Films directed by Sergio Martino
- Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani
- Adventure horror films
- Natural horror films
- Giant monster films
- 1970s monster movies
- Films about crocodilians
- Films produced by Luciano Martino
- Films shot in Sri Lanka
- Films shot in Italy
- 1970s Italian films
- 1979 science fiction films
- 1970s Italian film stubs
- Adventure film stubs