The read
Scores higher than 89% of the 75 1950s science fiction movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic74/100
483 audience votes
Key crew
- Gordon DouglasDirector
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
- Ted SherdemanScreenplay
Cast
- James WhitmoreSgt. Ben Peterson
- James ArnessFBI Agent Robert Graham
- Joan WeldonDr. Pat Medford
- Edmund GwennDr. Harold Medford
- Onslow StevensBrig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
- Sean McCloryMaj. Kibbee
- Sandy DescherThe Ellinson Girl
- Chris DrakeTrooper Ed Blackburn
- Don SheltonTrooper Capt. Fred Edwards
- Fess ParkerAlan Crotty
- Mary Alan HokansonMrs. Lodge
- Olin HowlandJensen
Stills
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Themes
armymonsteratomic bombmutationradiationfbinew mexicogiant monsterantmartial lawgiant insectblack and white
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