The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Directed by

Nathan Juran

Genre

science fiction film, disaster film, kaiju

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A giant praying mantis is unfrozen from an Arctic glacier and attacks people. The military tries to stop it before it reaches populated areas.

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What happens

The Deadly Mantis is a 1957 American science fiction monster film produced by William Alland for Universal-International. The film was directed by Nathan Juran from a screenplay by Martin Berkeley based on a story by producer William Alland. The Deadly Mantis stars Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton and Pat Conway. The film was released in May 1957 as a double feature with the spy film The Girl in the Kremlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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