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Attack of the Crab Monsters(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-02-10
52%
83 Votes
Time: 1h 3m
From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!
Overview:
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $70,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Los Altos Productions
Allied Artists Pictures
Movie: Attack of the Crab Monsters
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Garland
Dale Drewer
Pamela Duncan
Dr. Martha 'Marti' Hunter
Russell Johnson
Hank Chapman
Leslie Bradley
Dr. Karl Weigand
Mel Welles
Jules Deveroux
Richard H. Cutting
Dr. James Carson
Beach Dickerson
Seaman Ron Fellows
Ed Nelson
Ensign Quinlan
Charles B. Griffith
Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses
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A Tidal Wave of Terror | 1950's Sci-Fi Horror | Attack Of The Crab Monsters
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