The Steel Claw
It Tears Your Nerves to Shreds!
1961 · 1h 36m · Approved
Drama, War
Directed by
George Montgomery
Overview
A Marine stationed in the Philippines loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. When the Japanese invade the Philippines, he is called back into service to rescue a general held by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines. Attaching a steel prosthetic in place of his missing hand, he and his men set out on the mission, which turns out to be not quite what he was told it was.
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