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The Colossus of New York (1958)

70 min · Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film

Popularity3.5/5
12-month trend1.4k718Expand

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Directors

Eugène Lourié

Cast

John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger, Robert Hutton

The story

Jeremy Spensser (Ross Martin), the brilliant young son of a New York family of scientists and humanitarians, is killed when hit by a truck as he chases his son's toy airplane. His death occurs on the eve of his winning the "International Peace Prize", and he leaves behind a wife (Mala Powers) and young son (Charles Herbert). thumb|left|Advertisement from 1958 for The Colossus of New York and co-feature, The Space Children Jeremy's father, noted brain surgeon William Spensser (Otto Kruger), is distressed that his son's gifts will be denied to mankind.

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Science Fiction, Horror

Genres

Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film

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