USA,
1957, 79 min
Directed by:
Nathan JuranScreenplay:
Martin BerkeleyCinematography:
Ellis W. CarterCast:
Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph, Pat Conway, Florenz Ames, Paul Smith, Marvin Miller, Floyd Simmons, Phil Harvey, Bing Russell (more)Plots(1)
A gigantic man-eating mantis that can walk, leap and fly is released from a million-year deep-frozen state. It kills everything in it's path while scientists work feverishly to stop it. (official distributor synopsis)
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