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Synopsis: A hideous monster from beyond the grave! A small California mountain community is terrorized by a murderous monster that is stalking the townspeople and savagely murdering them. The undead thing is believed to be the incarnation of an infamous Spanish Conquistador who was killed in the mountain during an Indian raid. Filmed in scenic Big Bear, California, this drive-in thriller is the first film effort of '50s cult filmmaker Richard Cunha and one of the last films of monster make-up artist Jack Pierce (Frankenstein, The Mummy).
Starring: Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser
Supporting actors: Bob Steele, Morris Ankrum, Buddy Baer, Oliver Blake, Jolene Brand, Billy Dix, Gary Crutcher, Ned Davenport, Ewing Miles Brown
Directed by: Richard E. Cunha
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1 hour 18 minutes
Studio: Egami
ASIN: B000YSAZ8U (Rental) and B000YS6VZG (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,213 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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Rental rights: 7 day viewing period, play online or download to one location. Details
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  • Production Company: Screencraft Enterprises
  • Filming Locations: Big Bear Lake, California, USA | Fawnskin, California, USA
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars HARMLESS 50'S SCI-FI OPUS..., January 3, 2004
This review is from: Giant from the Unknown (DVD)
I sought this disc out to see if it was as bad as everything I'd read about it. It's bad but not THAT bad. I saw no reason to rip it to shreds as one reviewer so painstakingly did. Richard E.Cunha made some bad horror films but this isn't the worst I've seen. It sports fairly decent location shooting for one thing and some of the most unintentionally funny dialogue and situations you could want in a low budget "monster" movie. The "Giant" of the title isn't really a monster but a revived Spanish Conquistador who's just really big, really dirty and mad as hell. Held responsible for murders and other assorted mayhem that occured BEFORE he was revived (as the above mentioned reviewer correctly noted), he commences his rampage by stomping around with an axe. There's an elderly archaeologist, his chirpy daughter, a jerk sheriff and the hero---a local guy who keeps getting blamed for everything by the sheriff. The story takes place in a mountain community where everyone is upset by these brutal murders---yet one young woman is left ALONE by her brother in their remote cabin and meets the "Giant" when she goes to the well for water. Then the dippy heroine is left alone at a campsite I don't know how many times while the men go off in the mountains. Yep, the "Giant"s lurking around in the bushes. He also throws rocks at people. So you see, this is a goofy, goofy film. It's dumb and silly but I liked it because it's really watchable. It's a pristine example of 50's b&w drive-in fare well preserved on disc by Wade Williams and Image in a crisp, clean print. Rather enjoyable if it's not taken so seriously.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "It's cold dead stare is watching...YOU", March 23, 2004
By Brian C. Lawton (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giant from the Unknown (DVD)
So says the coming attraction trailer on this chiller theatre opus
Terror strikes a small mid-west community in the form of a spanish
7-ft tall conquistdator reawakened from a suspended animated sleep by a freak lightning bolt.

This low budget 1958 film is more memorable for sporting the score
of the great Albert Glasser than anything. This image dvd is great
for this type Saturday matinee stuff. The picture is the clearest
print that I've seen of this film in quite sometime of course that
special feature trailer which makes it complete.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 50's HORROR CLASSIC!!, April 2, 2003
By Kevin P. Coon (Twin Falls, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giant from the Unknown (DVD)
I have always been very fond of this film. A giant Spanish Conquistador comes back to life and goes on a rampage in this Richard Cunha sci-fi gem. I love everyone in the cast especially Morris Ankrum and the always lovely Sally Forest. The small town setting adds a wonderful charm to this picture. 5 stars all the way!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars I fear we have woken a sleeping giant...Adm. Bob Yamamoto, 1942
I saw this film when I was very young and it gave me nightmares for weeks. I dreaded falling asleep every night for the same nightmare would eventually replay itself in my... Read more
Published 14 months ago by John D. Aldridge

5.0 out of 5 stars Gigantic fun
Mysterious happenings at Devil's Crag. The local loco Indian (Billy Dix in a real bad wig) suspect's unscrupulous white men have stirred up an ancient Indian curse. Read more
Published 14 months ago by bernie

3.0 out of 5 stars Bon divertissement
Le film n'est pas un chef d'oeuvre du genre mais on passe un bon moment en le visionnant. Le master utilisé est de bonne qualité.
Published 14 months ago by FABRE JEAN PAUL

4.0 out of 5 stars Giant Fun!
This is the type of film you'd see on your favorite horror host show. "Giant from the Unknown" is a very good film that gets overlooked a lot. Read more
Published on May 17, 2007 by Larry M. Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars a movie i recomend
I HAD FORGOTEN ABOUT THIS MOVIE. I SAW IT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. THESE OLD HORROR MOVIES REALLY TAKE ME BACK.
THE COPY WAS GOOD, PICTURE CLEAR AND SOUND GOOD. Read more
Published on March 27, 2007 by bonnie dean

5.0 out of 5 stars BOB STEELE vs THE UNKNOWN GIANT
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Published on February 11, 2007 by Richard J. Oravitz

5.0 out of 5 stars Battling Baer
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Published on August 23, 2006 by Dude

4.0 out of 5 stars "Can I spill you some coffee?"
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4.0 out of 5 stars A "Giant" worth watching
The picture quality of this DVD is very good. The movie itself, simply put is allot of fun. The characters are interesting to watch(especially nosy Sheriff Parker)and although the... Read more
Published on June 1, 2001 by Tom Phillips

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