A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!
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.
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- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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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
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- Gordon DouglasDirector
- Ted SherdemanScreenplay
- Sidney HickoxDirector of Photography
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
- Thomas ReillyEditor
- David WeisbartProducer
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