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| Italian | Tentacoli |
| Directed by | Ovidio G. Assonitis[1] |
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| Produced by | Enzo Doria[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli[1] |
| Edited by | Angelo Curi[1] |
| Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
Production companies | A-Esse Cinematografica Cherkawy Limited[1] |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000 |
| Box office | $3 million[3] |
Tentacles (Italian: Tentacoli) is a 1977 horror-thriller film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and starring John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins, Cesare Danova, Delia Boccardo and Henry Fonda.
When numerous people go missing in a seaside resort town, a reporter discovers that a rampaging giant octopus is terrorizing the coast. While a marine biologist attempts to stop the octopus before more tourists fall victim to the creature, it appears that a corporation may be connected to the cephalopod's murderous behavior.
Although the film was intended to cash in on the success of Jaws,[4] Tentacles also bears numerous resemblances to the 1955 science fiction giant monster horror film It Came from Beneath the Sea.[5]
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- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Kim Newman (2008). Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011, p. 93. ISBN 9780786435562.
- ^ William Schoell (2008). Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies. McFarland, 2008, p. 139. ISBN 9780786435562.
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