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The Steel Claw is a wartime drama set in the Philippines during World War II. It is an action-adventure film about a handicapped soldier on a mission to rescue an officer in the early days of the Japanese invasion. The Steel Claw was directed, starred and co-scripted by George Montgomery.

It has no relation to the comic book series Steel Claw.

Plot

Capt. John Larsen, a soldier stationed in the Philippines, loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Marine Corps. An American general is held captive by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines and Larsen is re-enlisted to rescue him. He fastens a steel prosthetic hook, the “steel claw” of the title, and embarks on the mission to rescue the general which leads him and his team, (his pal Santana and a band of guerillas), deep into the Philippines where love and death awaits them.

Cast

George Montgomery
as Capt. John Larsen
Charito Luna as Lolita
Mario Barri
as Santana
Paul Sorensen as Gen. Frank Powers
Amelia De La Rama as Christina
Carmen Austin as Rosa
Ben Perez as Dolph Rodriguez

Movie Details

Year : 1961
Title : The Steel Claw
Director : George Montgomery
Writers : Ferde Grofé Jr. and George Montgomery
Runtime: USA:96 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)

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