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The Beast of Yucca Flats
Body & Contagion, Genre Hybrids

The Beast of Yucca Flats

1961

Commies made him an atomic mutant!

Directed by Coleman Francis

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A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.

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Written by
Coleman Francis
Cinematographer
John Cagle
Origin country
United States
Runtime
54m
Language
English
Rating
NR
Also known as
Girl Madness, The Atomic Monster: The Beast of Yucca Flats
TMDB
2.3/10 (99 votes)
IMDb
1.9/10 (10,508 votes)
Released June 2, 1961·$34,000 budget

Cast

Crew

Coleman Francis

Coleman Francis

Director

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Anthony Cardoza

Producer

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Al Remington

Music

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Gene Kauer

Music

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Irwin Nafshun

Music

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John Cagle

Director of Photography

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Austin McKinney

Editor

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Lee Strosnider

Editor

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Jim Oliphant

Executive Producer

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Roland Morin

Executive Producer

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