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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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