| The Beast | |
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| Directed by | Jeff Bleckner |
| Produced by | Peter Benchley Dan Wigutow |
| Written by | Novel: Peter Benchley Teleplay: J.B. White |
| Starring | William Petersen Karen Sillas Charles Martin Smith Ronald Guttman |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 1996 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Beast is a 1996 made for TV movie starring William Petersen, Karen Sillas and Charles Martin Smith. The movie is based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Jaws author Peter Benchley. The film is about a giant squid that attacks and kills several people when its food supply becomes scarce and its offspring is killed.
Cast
- William Petersen - Whip Dalton
- Karen Sillas - Lt. Kathryn Marcus
- Charles Martin Smith - Schuyler Graves
- Ronald Guttmann - Dr. Herbert Talley
- Missy Crider - Dana Dalton
- Sterling Macer, Jr. - Mike Newcombe
- Denis Arndt - Osborne Manning
- Adrienne-Joi Johnson - Nell Newcombe
- Larry Drake - Lucas Coven
- Robert Mammone - Ensign Raines
