The Giant Claw (1957) • Discape

Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!

Extras	Arrow BD-ALL/US 2021	Anolis BD-B/DE/OOP 2017	Sony DVD-1/US 2007
Audio Commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen, Uwe Sommerlad and Ivo Scheloske (In German)		has extra
Audio Commentary by Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard	has extra
Audio Commentary by Ingo Strecker and Thomas Kerpen (In German)		has extra
Introduction by Dr. Rolf Giesen [in English] (4:44)		has extra
Introduction by Dr. Rolf Giesen [in German] (2:39)		has extra
Family Endangered! - With Mike White (12:49)	has extra
Kim Newman on “The Giant Claw” (12:26)	has extra
Spanish Opening Title Sequence (0:55)		has extra
US Opening Title Sequence (0:43)		has extra
Stills Gallery [Anolis] (3:17)		has extra
Stills Gallery [Arrow]	has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:01)	has extra	has extra	has extra
“Midnight Blunders” (Short, 1936, 17:06)			has extra
“Mysterious Island: Sinister Savages” (Serial Episode 2, 1951, 16:00)			has extra
“Terror Faces Magoo” (Animated Short, 1959, 6:30)			has extra
Super 8 Version (6:27)	has extra	has extra

Blu-ray and DVD comparisons available on

Arrow’s Blu-ray is included in the “Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman” box set with Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), The Werewolf (1956) and Zombies of Mora Tau (1957); and contains a 60-page booklet with writing by Laura Drazin Boyes (“Sam Katzman: The Sultan of Schlock”), Neil Mitchell (“Only Screams Can Describe It: ‘Creature with the Atom Brain’”), Barry Forshaw (“Science Versus the Supernatural: Sam Katzman’s ‘The Werewolf’”), Jon Towlson (“A Twilight Zone Between Life and Death: ‘Zombies of Mora Tau’”) and Jackson Cooper (“Turkey in the Sky! The Appealing Legacy of ‘The Giant Claw’”); an 80-page art booklet with writing by Stephen R. Bissette; 12 lobby card reproductions; and 2 double-sided fold-out posters. Reissued with discs only (2022/02/22).
Umbrella’s “Fred F. Sears Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes The Werewolf (1956); and no extras.
Anolis’ Blu-ray includes a 16 page booklet with writing by Ingo Strecker (in German).
Sony’s DVD is included in the “Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman” box set with Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), The Werewolf (1956) and Zombies of Mora Tau (1957).

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Presentation	Arrow BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Length:1:14:10.571 File size: 20.22 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1078 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard Arrow BD
	Introduction by Dr. Rolf Giesen [in English] (4:44) Anolis BD
	Family Endangered! - With Mike White (12:49, 1080p) Arrow BD
	Kim Newman on “The Giant Claw” (12:26, 1080p) Arrow BD
	Stills Gallery [Anolis] (3:17) Anolis BD
	Stills Gallery [Arrow] Arrow BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:01, 1080p) Arrow BD
	“Midnight Blunders” (Short, 1936, 17:06, 480p) Sony DVD
	“Mysterious Island: Sinister Savages” (Serial Episode 2, 1951, 16:00, 480p) Sony DVD
	“Terror Faces Magoo” (Animated Short, 1959, 6:30, 480p) Sony DVD
	Super 8 Version (6:27, 1080p) Arrow BD