The Deadly Mantis
5.2
“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.
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Cast
15 people
Craig Stevens
Col. Joe Parkman
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William Hopper
Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
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Perry Mason
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Alix Talton
Marge Blaine
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Donald Randolph
Gen. Mark Ford
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Florenz Ames
Prof. Anton Gunther
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Paul Smith
Corporal
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Paul Campbell
Lt. Fred Pizar
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Pat Conway
Sgt. Pete Allen
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Phil Harvey
Lou
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Helen Jay
Mrs. Farley
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The Young Philadelphians
Bing Russell
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David McMahon
Capt. Frank Carver
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Nathan Juran Director · Martin Berkeley Screenplay William Alland Story
Budget $350K · United States release May 1, 1957 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$350,000
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 1, 1957
Theatrical
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