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The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Directed by Nathan Juran
“This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!”
Horror, Science Fiction · 1h 19m
When a melting iceberg releases a prehistoric giant praying mantis, a palaeontologist works alongside the military to kill it after it attacks scientific outposts on its way to Washington and New York.
Cast
Craig Stevens
Col. Joe Parkman
William Hopper
Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
Alix Talton
Marge Blaine
Donald Randolph
Gen. Mark Ford
F
Florenz Ames
Prof. Anton Gunther
Paul Smith
Corporal
Paul Campbell
Lt. Fred Pizar
Pat Conway
Sgt. Pete Allen
Phil Harvey
Lou
H
Helen Jay
Mrs. Farley
Bing Russell
State Trooper
David McMahon
Capt. Frank Carver
Crew
- Director
- Nathan Juran
- Screenplay
- Martin Berkeley
- Director of Photography
- Ellis W. Carter
- Original Music Composer
- William Lava, Irving Gertz
- Editor
- Chester W. Schaeffer
- Producer
- William Alland
Details
- Release date
- 1957-05-01
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures
- Budget
- $350,000