The Steel Claw (film)
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Director George Montgomery Editor Jack Murray Country United States | 5/10 IMDb Genre War, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 20, 1961 (1961-09-20) (U.S.) Writer Ferde Grofe Jr., George Montgomery, Malvin Wald Cast George Montgomery (Capt. John Larsen), Charito Luna (Lolita Smith), Mario Barri (Santana), Paul Sorensen (Sgt. Frank Powers)Genres War film, Action Film, Action/Adventure Similar movies Salute to the Marines (1943), Ambush Bay (1966), Back to Bataan (1945), American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950), Halls of Montezuma (1950) Tagline It Tears Your Nerves to Shreds! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Filipino guerillas attacking japanese camp garison the steel claw 1961
The Steel Claw is a 1961 wartime drama set in the Philippines during World War II. It is an action-adventure film about a handicapped former Marine on a mission to rescue an officer in the early days of the Japanese invasion. The Steel Claw was directed, starred and co-scripted by George Montgomery.
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It has no relation to the comic book series Steel Claw.
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Plot
Capt. John Larsen, a Marine, stationed in the Philippines, loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. An American general is held captive by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines and Larsen is later re-enlisted to rescue him. He fastens a steel prosthetic hook, the “steel claw” of the title, and embarks on the mission to rescue the general which leads him and his team, (his pal Santana and a band of guerillas), deep into the Philippines where love and death await them.
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