The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)

Directed by

Arnold Laven

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Giant molluscs rise from a California lake and start causing trouble. A navy commander and a scientist work together to stop them.

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What happens

The Monster That Challenged the World is a 1957 black-and-white science-fiction monster film from Gramercy Pictures, produced by Arthur Gardner, Jules V. Levy, and Arnold Laven (who also directed), and starring Tim Holt and Audrey Dalton. The film was distributed by United Artists as the top half of a double feature with The Vampire. The film concerns an army of giant molluscs that emerge from California's Salton Sea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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