The Deadly Mantis
★ 5.0/10•1957•1h 19m•Horror•Science Fiction
This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!
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.
Nathan Juran · Director
Martin Berkeley · Screenplay
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 19m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 1, 1957
Budget$350,000
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 19m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 1, 1957
Budget$350,000
Universal International Pictures
Actors
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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