Michael Conrad, owner of a group of strange animals, trains his beasts to obey him, unleashing them on anyone who stands in his way. His wife and mute assistant begin to suspect that they too are becoming part of the black zoo.
Acting
Michael Gough chews scenery like his lions chew victims.
Practical Effects
Real tigers and lions—no CGI safety nets in 1963!
Director
Robert Gordon
Michael Gough
Michael Conrad
Jeanne Cooper
Edna Conrad
Rod Lauren
Carl
Virginia Grey
Jenny Brooks
Jerome Cowan
Jerry Stengel
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe
Edward Platt
Chief Rivers
Douglas Henderson
Lt. Mel Duggan
Marianna Hill
Audrey
Byron Morrow
Coroner
Jerry Douglas
Perkins - Lab Technician
Joseph Mell
Frank Cramer
Eilene Janssen
Bride
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Gough later played Alfred in four Batman films—imagine THIS energy serving Bruce Wayne coffee.
Part of a brief 1960s wave of 'animal horror' that included The Birds and Willard, capitalizing on nature-run-amok anxieties.
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