Synopsis
Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions...
Key facts
Cast
Delia Boccardo, John Huston, Bo Hopkins, Henry Fonda, Shelley Winters
Original language
English
Production companies
American International Pictures
Home video distributors
Vestron Video (United States)
Setting
United States
Filming locations
San Diego
Crew
Producer
Ovidio Assonitis
Cinematography
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
Editing
A.J. Curi
Music
S.W. Cipriani
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Oldenburg Film Festival 2021 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Tentacules | |
| Alternate title | Tentacles |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Vestron Video (cat. no. VA 3024) | 1983, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Tentacles (Original Sound-Track) - Stelvio Cipriani (1977) | 7 releases, 1977-2016: Arlequim, Barclay, CAM, Dagored (+1 more) |
| 7" vinyl | テンタクルズ = Tentacles (1978) | 2 releases, 1978: Polydor |
| CD | Tentacles (Original Sound-Track) - Stelvio Cipriani (1977) | 2 releases, 1991-2011: CAM, Digitmovies |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1983 VA 3024 |
Full credits
| Director | Ovidio G. Assonitis |
| Cast | Delia Boccardo, John Huston, Bo Hopkins, Henry Fonda, Shelley Winters |
| Producer | Ovidio Assonitis |
| Cinematography | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli |
| Editing | A.J. Curi |
| Music | S.W. Cipriani |
| Production design | M. Spring |
| Sound | G. Lawrence |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
