A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five-millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopotamia.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Agar | ... | Dr. Roger Bentley | |
| Cynthia Patrick | ... | Adad | |
| Hugh Beaumont | ... | Dr. Jud Bellamin | |
| Alan Napier | ... | Elinu, the High Priest | |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Prof. Etienne Lafarge | |
| Phil Chambers | ... | Dr. Paul Stuart | |
| Rodd Redwing | ... | Nazar | |
| Robin Hughes | ... | First Officer | |
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Frank Baxter | ... | Himself (in introduction) (as Dr. Frank C. Baxter) |
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On an archaeological dig in Asia, Dr. Roger Bentley finds a cuneiform tablet referring to an ancient society, the Shadow Dynasty, that was destroyed. An earthquake soon after reveals an ancient artifact and the scientists discover the ruins of an ancient temple world on a remote mountain site. It leads them to an underground world, lost in time, where people have adapted to low light. The High Priest Elinu doesn't welcome the presence of the new arrivals and wants them eliminated. Written by garykmcd
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December 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The humps for the mole people were done by stuffing the backs of the actors who played them with newspapers. See more »Goofs
As the archaeologists descend underground (long before they reach the "illuminated" cavern), there is far more light than physically possible, even without use of their single flashlight. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening Credits rise up from a hole in the ground. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The Mole People is one of those science fiction cheapies that you wish had a bigger budget. I found it to be one of the most imaginative of science fiction films of the fifties. It would get a far better rating from me if a few more dollars had been put in.
A team of scientists on top a mountain in what would be ancient Mesopotamia, today Iraq find on top the mountain a cave leading to an ancient Sumerian civilization which has survived their almost for 5000 years. Probably the greatest archaeological find ever, imagine finding some ancient Egyptians hidden away, clinging to their cultural traditions. The greatest opportunity ever to research a culture.
Of course some of these are not quite human, they've returned to being mole like humans and they're the slaves. It's a slow punishment for the bad, a quick punishment is the hated fires of Ishtar. You're sent into what looks like an oven and you're burnt away to ashes.
The film does a marvelous job in building up the viewers fears of the fires of Ishtar so in the end when the scientists are flung into it, we're scared witless.
John Agar, Hugh Beaumont, and Nestor Paiva are some of the scientists and the high priest of Ishtar is Alan Napier. What is the fire of Ishtar? That's not a question to be answered here. See the film and find out.