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Release Date:
May 1, 1957
Original Title:
The Deadly Mantis
Alternate Titles:
Das Todbringende Ungeheuer
La mantide omicida
Smrtonosna bogomoljka
The Giant Mantis
The Incredible Praying Mantis
Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Universal International Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 79
A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.
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Art Direction:
Robert Clatworthy
Alexander Golitzen
Assistant Director:
William Holland
Costume Design:
Jay A. Morley Jr.
Director:
Nathan H. Juran
Director of Photography:
Ellis W. Carter
Editor:
Chester W. Schaeffer
Makeup Artist:
Bud Westmore
Original Music Composer:
Irving Gertz
William Lava
Producer:
William Alland
Screenplay:
Martin Berkeley
Set Decoration:
Oliver Emert
Russell A. Gausman
Story:
William Alland
Visual Effects:
Clifford Stine
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