The Deadly Mantis
1957 · 1h 19m · Horror, Science Fiction · United States of America
This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!
When a melting iceberg releases a prehistoric giant praying mantis, a palaeontologist works alongside the military to kill it after it attacks scientific outposts on its way to Washington and New York.
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arctic polar circle regiongiant insectgiant monsterinsectmantismonsternew york citypaleontologistpaleontologypraying mantisprehistoric creature
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