The Deadly Mantis (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-05-01
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nathan Juran, Martin Berkeley
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 from 83 votes
Cast
- Craig Stevens as Col. Joe Parkman
- William Hopper as Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
- Alix Talton as Marge Blaine
- Donald Randolph as Gen. Mark Ford
- Florenz Ames as Prof. Anton Gunther
- Paul Smith as Corporal
- Paul Campbell as Lt. Fred Pizar
- Pat Conway as Sgt. Pete Allen
- Phil Harvey as Lou
- Helen Jay as Mrs. Farley
- Bing Russell as State Trooper
- David McMahon as Capt. Frank Carver