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HorrorScience Fiction

The Crawling Eye

- The nightmare terror of the slithering eye that unleashed agonizing horror on a screaming world!

A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.

Release Date : 1958-07-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Tempean Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : The Crawling EyeCreature from Another World

Cast

Forrest Tucker

Character Name : Alan Brooks

Original Name : Forrest Tucker

Gender : Male

Jennifer Jayne

Character Name : Sarah Pilgrim

Original Name : Jennifer Jayne

Gender : Female

Janet Munro

Character Name : Anne Pilgrim

Original Name : Janet Munro

Gender : Female

Laurence Payne

Character Name : Philip Truscott

Original Name : Laurence Payne

Gender : Male

Warren Mitchell

Character Name : Prof. Crevett

Original Name : Warren Mitchell

Gender : Male

Frederick Schiller

Character Name : Mayor Klein

Original Name : Frederick Schiller

Gender : Male

Colin Douglas

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Colin Douglas

Gender : Male

Andrew Faulds

Character Name : Brett

Original Name : Andrew Faulds

Gender : Male

Stuart Saunders

Character Name : Dewhurst

Original Name : Stuart Saunders

Gender : Male

Derek Sydney

Character Name : Wilde

Original Name : Derek Sydney

Gender : Male

Richard Golding

Character Name : First Villager

Original Name : Richard Golding

Gender : Male

George Herbert

Character Name : Second Villager

Original Name : George Herbert

Gender : Male

Jeremy Longhurst

Character Name : First Student Climber

Original Name : Jeremy Longhurst

Gender : Male

Anthony Parker

Character Name : Second Student Climber

Original Name : Anthony Parker

Gender : Male

Leslie Heritage

Character Name : Carl

Original Name : Leslie Heritage

Gender : Male

Theodore Wilhelm

Character Name : Fritz

Original Name : Theodore Wilhelm

Gender : Male

Anne Sharp

Character Name : The Mother

Original Name : Anne Sharp

Gender : Female

Caroline Glazer

Character Name : The Child

Original Name : Caroline Glazer

Gender : Male

Garard Green

Character Name : The Spotter Pilot

Original Name : Garard Green

Gender : Male

Jack Taylor

Character Name : Voice of Beheaded Climber Jim

Original Name : Jack Taylor

Gender : Male

Anna Cameron

Character Name : Evacuated Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Anna Cameron

Gender : Male

Thomas Foulkes

Character Name : Evacuating Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Foulkes

Gender : Male

Otto Friese

Character Name : Evacuated Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Otto Friese

Gender : Male

Jack Hetherington

Character Name : Stationmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Hetherington

Gender : Male

Philip Johns

Character Name : Evacuated Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Johns

Gender : Male

Reg Thomason

Character Name : Mountain Rescue Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

Original Name : Reg Thomason

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The Crawling Eye. The filmic adaptation of a 1956 UK TV serial of the same name, The Trollenberg Terror is a whole bunch of fun and not deserving of the stinker reputation it has in some sci-fi loving circles. Action is set in Trollenberg, Switzerland and concerns a creature from outer space that has taken residence in a radioactive cloud atop of the Trollenberg mountain. As the bodies start to pile up and various climbers go missing on the mountain, the United Nations send a boffin to help the local scientists to hopefully solve the mystery. The effects work has been the source of some disdain, and in truth it’s poor but not the worst from the 1950s pantheon of “B” schlockers. The back projection scenes are crude, but again in keeping with the fun aspects of the genre and era. However, Jimmy Sangster’s screenplay is tight and produces brainy conversations and strong sequences. Horror comes by way of headless bodies turning up and that once sane people turn into maniacs as “the terror” weaves its magic. On the normal human side the narrative is given a boost by Janet Munro’s (excellent) telepathic darling, something which troubles the visitors greatly and puts her in grave danger. The psychological aspects of the story mark this out as a genre piece of worth. Elsewhere director Quentin Lawrence does a study job with what is available to him, Forest Tucker is the hero in waiting, playing it reserved like, and Warren Mitchell proves good foil for Tucker and the Terror! It’s not a great film, but it is a good one, let down in some tech departments for sure, but strengths elsewhere make up for its flaws. 7/10