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The Mole People

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 17m
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5.0/10
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John Agar in The Mole People (1956)
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A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five-millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopotamia.A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five-millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopotamia.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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    • Virgil W. Vogel
    • László Görög
  • Stars
    • John Agar
    • Cynthia Patrick
    • Hugh Beaumont
    • Virgil W. Vogel
    • László Görög
  • Stars
    • John Agar
    • Cynthia Patrick
    • Hugh Beaumont
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    • 89User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
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    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Dr. Roger Bentley
    Cynthia Patrick
    Cynthia Patrick
    • Adad
    Hugh Beaumont
    Hugh Beaumont
    • Dr. Jud Bellamin
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Elinu, the High Priest
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Prof. Etienne Lafarge
    Phil Chambers
    Phil Chambers
    • Dr. Paul Stuart
    Rodd Redwing
    Rodd Redwing
    • Nazar
    Robin Hughes
    Robin Hughes
    • First Officer
    Frank Baxter
    • Self (in introduction)
    • (as Dr. Frank C. Baxter)
    Joe Abdullah
    • Arab Foreman
    • (uncredited)
    Yvonne De Lavallade
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    John Dodsworth
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur D. Gilmour
    • Sharu
    • (uncredited)
    Marc Hamilton
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Herron
    Bob Herron
    • Mole Person
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Hoy
    Bob Hoy
    • Mole Person
    • (uncredited)
    Kay E. Kuter
    Kay E. Kuter
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    James Logan
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
      • Virgil W. Vogel
      • László Görög
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    • Trivia
      Footage of the mole people was later used in The Wild World Of Batwoman as monsters created by a supervillain.
    • Goofs
      The writing displayed on the wall is clearly Egyptian hieroglyphs, not Sumerian cuneiform.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Roger Bentley: The thing that impresses me the most is the complete and utter silence. You can almost hear it.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening Credits rise up from a hole in the ground.
    • Connections
      Edited from White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)

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    "In This Thin Air, It's Possible To Imagine Anything!"...
    After opening with what, in spite of its nutty theories, could easily be confused with one of those educational films so many of us slept through in school, THE MOLE PEOPLE begins.

    While attempting to discover the origin of an ancient artifact, archaeologists John Agar, Hugh Beaumont, and their team of extras (including that crusty boat captain from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!), venture forth into the subterranean unknown, in search of a comrade lost in a deep crevasse. This, after enduring multiple natural disasters- all in the first fifteen minutes! Our intrepid explorers soon encounter the goggle-eyed creatures of the title, and we're off to their underground la-la land.

    Alas, fooled by the title and promotional movie posters, viewers may expect tons of actual monster action, getting mostly dull humans and their endless palaver instead. More a study of class warfare than a creature feature, this film seems like an episode of some lost, 1950's sci-fi TV drama. An enjoyable enough slab of fantastical cheeeze.

    P.S.- You'll never look at high-powered flashlights or hats made from tea cozies in quite the same way again! Ever!...
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    • Release date
      • December 1956 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • 1 hour 17 minutes
      • Black and White

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