Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Seen it?1956 | 76 min | Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and adventure fans. If you loved Predator or Creature from the Black Lagoon, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
Rock and Dr. Andrea travel up the Amazon to find out why the plantation workers have left their work in panic, allegedly because of attacks from Curucu, a monster who is said to live up the river where no white man has ever been before...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$155K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Curt Siodmak
- John BromfieldRock Dean
- Beverly GarlandDr. Andrea Romar
- Tom PayneTupanico
- Harvey ChalkFather Flaviano
- Sérgio de OliveiraCaptain of Police
- Larri ThomasVivian - the dancer
- Wilson VianaTico
- Andrea BayardRita - the Secretary
- Luz del FuegoSnake dancer
- Ayres Campos