The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Released | 1957-05-01 | Horror-Thriller-Science Fiction-Romance | 79m | 4.8/10
Ellis W. Carter (Director of Photography) | Nathan H. Juran (Director) | William Holland (Assistant Director) | William Alland (Producer) | Bud Westmore (Makeup Artist) | Irving Gertz (Original Music Composer) | Oliver Emert (Set Decoration) | William Lava (Original Music Composer) | Clifford Stine (Visual Effects) | Martin Berkeley (Screenplay) | Jay A. Morley Jr. (Costume Design) | Robert Clatworthy (Art Direction) | Alexander Golitzen (Art Direction) | Russell A. Gausman (Set Decoration) | Chester W. Schaeffer (Editor) |
A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.
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)) |