Curucu, Beast of the Amazon

Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byCurt Siodmak
Written byCurt Siodmak
Produced byRichard Kay
Harry Rybnick
StarringJohn Bromfield
Beverly Garland
Tom Payne
CinematographyRudolph Icey
Edited byTerry Morse
Music byRaoul Kraushaar
Production
company
Jewel Productions
Distributed byUniversal International
Release date
  • December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$155,000 (estimated)

Curucu, Beast of the Amazon is a 1956 American adventure/monster film, directed and written by Curt Siodmak and starring John Bromfield, Beverly Garland and Tom Payne. The title creature is pronounced "Koo-Ruh-SOO" (Portuguese: Curuçu). The film was distributed in the United States as a double feature with The Mole People.[1]

  1. ^ McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). "You Won't Believe Your Eyes". Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-273-2. Page 254