The Steel Claw (1961)
It Tears Your Nerves to Shreds!
A Marine stationed in the Philippines loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. When the Japanese invade the Philippines, he is called back into service to rescue a general held by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines. Attaching a steel prosthetic in place of his missing hand, he and his men set out on the mission, which turns out to be not quite what he was told it was.
- Date of release
- 1961-09-20
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- George Montgomery
Casting
- George Montgomery — Capt. John Larsen
- Charito Luna — Lolita Smith
- Mario Barri — Santana
- Paul Sorensen — Sgt. Frank Powers
- Amelia De La Rama — Christina
- Carmen Austin — Rosa
- Ben Perez — Dolph Rodriguez
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Philippines
The Steel Claw is a 1961 wartime drama set in the Philippines during the early days of World War II. It is an action-adventure film about a disabled Marine Captain on a mission to rescue an officer in the early days of the Japanese invasion. The Steel Claw was directed and co-scripted by its star, George Montgomery.
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