The Deadly Mantis
1957
This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!
Directed by Nathan Juran
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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.
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- Director
- Nathan Juran
- Written by
- Martin Berkeley, William Alland
- Produced by
- William Alland
- Composers
- Irving Gertz, William Lava
- Cinematographer
- Ellis W. Carter
- Editor
- Chester W. Schaeffer
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Language
- English
- Also known as
- The Giant Mantis, The Incredible Praying Mantis
- TMDB
- 5.0/10 (80 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 33% Rotten
- IMDb
- 5.1/10 (4,492 votes)
Cast
Craig Stevens
Col. Joe Parkman
William Hopper
Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
Alix Talton
Marge Blaine
Donald Randolph
Gen. Mark Ford
Florenz Ames
Prof. Anton Gunther
Paul Smith
Corporal
Paul Campbell
Lt. Fred Pizar
Pat Conway
Sgt. Pete Allen
Phil Harvey
Lou
Helen Jay
Mrs. Farley
Bing Russell
State Trooper
David McMahon
Capt. Frank Carver
Marvin Miller
Narrator (voice)
Michael Forest
Photographer (uncredited)
Sumner Williams
C-47 Pilot (uncredited)
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