Complete credited cast: | |||
Craig Stevens | ... | Col. Joe Parkman | |
William Hopper | ... | Dr. Nedrick Jackson | |
Alix Talton | ... | Marge Blaine | |
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Donald Randolph | ... | Maj. Gen. Mark Ford |
Pat Conway | ... | Sgt. Pete Allen | |
Florenz Ames | ... | Prof. Anton Gunther | |
Paul Smith | ... | Corporal | |
Phil Harvey | ... | Lou | |
Floyd Simmons | ... | Army Sergeant | |
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Paul Campbell | ... | Lt. Fred Pizar |
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Helen Jay | ... | Mrs. Farley |
The calving of an Arctic iceberg releases a giant praying mantis, trapped in suspended animation since prehistoric times. It first attacks military outposts to eat their occupants, then makes its way to the warmer latitudes of Washington and New York. A paleontologist works together with military units to try to kill it. Written by Anonymous
When a military outpost and an airplane in Artic are destroyed, the investigation finds a mysterious object near the crashed airplane. The scientists advise that the famous paleontologist Dr. Nedrick Jackson (William Hopper) should give his opinion and he identifies as part of a spur of the leg of a giant insect. Soon Dr. Jackson and the military discover that a mantis is the responsible for the attacks and is heading to Washington.
"The Deadly Mantis" is an entertaining and funny movie released by Universal with a giant praying mantis that awakes with hunger and frightens the population. The special effects may be lame in 2018, but they were top-notch in 1957. The good guys are military, still a reflex of the WWII and the romantic conclusion was sort of standard in those years. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Fúria de uma Região Perdida" ("Rage of a Lost Region")