The Deadly Mantis
1957, Film, 79 min, Family, Horror, Sci-Fi, English, United States, MoviePedia score 57
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.
Directed by Nathan Juran
Cast
- Craig Stevens as Col. Joe Parkman
- William Hopper as Dr. Nedrick Jackson
- Alix Talton as Marge Blaine
- Donald Randolph as Maj. Gen. Mark Ford
- Pat Conway as Sgt. Pete Allen
- Florenz Ames as Prof. Anton Gunther
- Paul Smith as Corporal
- Phil Harvey as Lou
- Floyd Simmons as Army Sergeant
- Paul Campbell as Lt. Fred Pizar
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