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| Credits | |
| Title: | Caltiki, the Immortal Monster |
| Director: | Robert Hamton Mario Bava |
| Writers: | Philip Just |
| Producers: | Sam Schneider; Bruno Vailati |
| Composer: | Roberto Nicolosi |
| Cinematography: | Mario Bava |
| Editors: | Salvatore Billitteri |
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| Distributed by: | Galatea Film Allied Artists Pictures |
| Released: | August 8th, 1959 |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 76 min. |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian (English dubbed) |
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Caltiki, the Immortal Monster is an Italian feature film of the horror genre, dealing with the subject of slime monsters. It was primarily directed by Robert Hamton with uncredited directing assists from Mario Bava. The screenplay was written by Philip Just with assists from Robert Hamton. The film was produced by Galetea S.p.A. and distributed through Lux Film. The English dubbed version was distributed through Allied Artists Pictures. It was released in Italy on August 8th, 1959. It was released in the United States on September 20th, 1960.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Merivale | Doctor John Fielding |
| Didi Sullivan | Ellen Fielding |
| Grard Haerter | Max Gunther |
| Daniela Rocca | Linda |
| G.R. Stuart | Professor Rodriguez' assistant |
| Daniel Vargas | Bob |
| Victor André | Professor Rodriguez |
| Black Bernard | Police inspector |
| Arthur Dominick | Nieto |
| Gay Pearl | Indian dancer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Slimy Glob of Doom Engulfs The World!"
- The original Italian title to this film is Caltiki il mostro immortale.
- This movie has been made available on the Tubi streaming service (with commercials).
- Director Riccardo Freda is credited as Robert Hamton in this film.
- Screenplay writer Filippo Sanjust is credited as Philip Just in this film.
- Riccardo Freda would later claim that he abandoned this project so that Mario Bava, who he knew could be a good director, would have a chance to direct. [1]
- Samples of Caltiki were clearly made of bundles of cloth soaked in water. Tripe was also added to give the creature a sense of texture.
- In the scene that introduces the character of Ellen Fielding, actress Didi Sullivan's nipples are visible through her blouse.
- Director Riccardo Freda also directed the 1957 horror film I Vampiri.
- Actor Arturo Dominici would go on to play Igor Javutich in Black Sunday, which is also directed by Mario Bava.
- Co-director Mario Bava makes a uncredited cameo appearance as a Mexican at the police station.
- The narrative states that the radioactive comet that first prompted the spawning of the slime creature passed over the Earth in 607 AD.
- Caltiki is actually the name of the Mayan goddess, not the slime creature. A statue of Caltiki can be seen in the Mayan ruins. John Fielding at one point refers to the slime monster as Caltiki.
Recommendations[]
- Blob, The
- Green Slime, The
- Island of Terror
- X the Unknown
External Links[]
- Caltiki, the Immortal Monster at AMG
- Caltiki, the Immortal Monster at IMDB
- Caltiki, the Immortal Monster at Wikipedia
- Caltiki, the Immortal Monster at Letterboxd.com
- Caltiki, the Immortal Monster at Themoviedb.org