The Mole People (1956)

Directed by

Virgil W. Vogel

Genre

horror film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team of explorers discover a hidden underground civilization of Sumerian descendants who worship a goddess. The explorers must navigate the dangers of this strange world and its hostile inhabitants.

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What happens

The Mole People is a 1956 American science fiction adventure horror film distributed by Universal International, which was produced by William Alland, directed by Virgil W. Vogel, and stars John Agar, Hugh Beaumont, and Cynthia Patrick. The story is written by László Görög. The film was released on December 1, 1956, on a double feature with their jungle adventure film Curucu, Beast of the Amazon. It has also been featured on episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Svengoolie. The film is loosely based on theories about the Hollow Earth. It depicts an underground civilization created by Sumerian descendants, who worship Ishtar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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