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The Island Monster is a film of genre Thriller released in USA on 1 january 1957 with Boris Karloff
The Island Monster (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1957
Rating29%
The Island Monster (Italian: Il mostro dell'isola, also known as Island Monster and The Monster of the Island) is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero.
Actors
Boris Karloff
(Don Gaetano)
Franca Marzi
(Gloria D'Auro)
Carlo Duse
(Foster)
Jole Fierro
(Giulia)
Germana Paolieri
(Adalgisa)
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