Garras asesinas

Garras asesinas (1963)

Black Zoo

Michael Conrad es el dueño de un zoológico privado, pero también lidera un grupo de culto que adoran los animales, sobre todo los grandes felinos como tigres, leones, panteras, guepardos... Joe, uno de los cuidadores del zoológico, es atacado por un tigre y acaba disparando contra el felino. Conrad, por este acto, lejos de preocuparse por atender la situación emocional o física de su empleado, no dudará en castigarlo con la muerte por su actitud ante los animales. Aquella misma noche se celebrará un cortejo fúnebre nocturno al que asistirán el dueño del zoológico, su esposa Edna, otro de sus empleados y varias fieras salvajes: es el entierro del tigre asesinado por Joe. Conrad nunca vacilará en asesinar a todo aquel que se le ponga por delante con tal de proteger los intereses de todos sus animales.

Fecha de estreno
1963-05-15
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (10)
Duración
1 h 28 min
Géneros
Terror
Director
Robert Gordon

Reparto

Curiosidades

Black Zoo is a 1963 American horror film directed by Robert Gordon and starring Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey, Jerome Cowan, and Elisha Cook, Jr. It was produced by Herman Cohen and written by Cohen and Aben Kandel.

Production

Herman Cohen had the idea for the film, and hired Aben Kandel to work with him on the script. Finance came from Allied Artists.

Cohen had worked with Gough previously in Horrors of the Black Museum and Konga. He was brought into the US for the role. Gough later said this film was the favorite of the ones the actor made for Cohen because of the involvement of the animals.

The film was shot at Raleigh Studios. The animals were provided by Ralph Helfer, most notably Zamba, who played one of the two male lions (Zamba Jr. and Tammy also appeared playing another lion and a lioness, respectively). The zoo was built at Raleigh Studio (formerly Producers Studio) on North Bronson in Hollywood, California. The entire zoo seen in the picture was an interior set.

Publicity was done with the cats – including an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Cohen did not like the title, preferring Horrors of the Black Zoo.

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