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occurred in 1958, in order to investigate sightings of mutated animals, and allegations of a monster. On the island, overgrown crabs are discovered, and the researchers and their ship's crew are stalked and spied on by an unseen being. After having sex with his wife, Professor Keller goes for a swim,
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only as an alternative title. He described the film's monster as "a well-endowed black guy in a
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captures Annie and takes her to its cave lair, where Annie finds a journal. The book reveals the creature was once
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had directed a large part of the film without taking credit; Giusti therefore listed Mattei as uncredited co-director. This information was later considered "completely unfounded" by Andrea Napoli; he stated that Mattei himself had denied involvement in the film.
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