Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959 film by Bernard L. Kowalski
Movie film Q4817961
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Summary

Attack of the Giant Leeches is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski[4].
  • Leo Gordon wrote the screenplay for Attack of the Giant Leeches[5].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's composer is recorded as Alexander László[6].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's genre is horror film[7].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's genre is monster film[8].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's genre is science fiction film[9].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's genre is independent film[10].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's genre is science fiction horror film[11].
  • A cast member of Attack of the Giant Leeches was Ken Clark[12].
  • A cast member of Attack of the Giant Leeches was Yvette Vickers[13].
  • A cast member of Attack of the Giant Leeches was Bruno VeSota[14].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches was produced by Gene Corman[15].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches was produced by Roger Corman[16].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's director of photography is recorded as John M. Nickolaus, Jr.[17].
  • The original language of Attack of the Giant Leeches was English[18].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's Commons category is recorded as Attack of the Giant Leeches[19].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's review score is recorded as 70%[20].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's review score is recorded as 5.7/10[21].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches was released on January 1, 1959[24].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's distributed by is recorded as American International Pictures[25].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's narrative location is recorded as Florida[26].
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches's filming location is recorded as New Orleans[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Gene Corman[15] and Roger Corman[16]. Attack of the Giant Leeches was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski[4]. Leo Gordon wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Ken Clark[12], Yvette Vickers[13], and Bruno VeSota[14].

Publication

Attack of the Giant Leeches was published on January 1, 1959[24]. The original language of it was English[18]. Genres include horror film[7], monster film[8], science fiction film[9], independent film[10], and science fiction horror film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 70%[20] and 5.7/10[21].

Why It Matters

Attack of the Giant Leeches ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 53611
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 167624
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 8138
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  4. 21w ago · Reubot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain
    Instance of → —
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Duration → {'amount': '+62'}
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