1954 • NR • 1h 34m
6.8/10
(409 users) 
Overview
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert south 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.
6.8/10
(409 users) Cast / Crew 
James Whitmore Sgt. Ben Peterson 
James Arness FBI Agent Robert Graham 
Joan Weldon Dr. Pat Medford 
Edmund Gwenn Dr. Harold Medford 
Onslow Stevens Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien 
Sean McClory Maj. Kibbee 
Sandy Descher The Ellinson Girl 
Chris Drake Trooper Ed Blackburn 
Don Shelton Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards 
Fess Parker Alan Crotty 
Mary Alan Hokanson Mrs. Lodge 
Olin Howland Jensen 
William Schallert Ambulance Attendant 
Ann Doran Child Psychiatrist 
Dub Taylor Railroad Yard Watchman Sidney Hickox Director of Photography Thomas Reilly Editor David Weisbart Producer 
Gordon Douglas Director 
Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer Ted Sherdeman Screenplay Stanley Fleischer Art Direction G.W. Berntsen Set Decoration 
George Worthing Yates Story Russell S. Hughes Adaptation Francis J. Scheid Sound Moss Mabry Wardrobe Designer Gordon Bau Makeup Artist Henry Vilardo Makeup Artist Robert Turner Props
James Whitmore Sgt. Ben Peterson James Arness FBI Agent Robert Graham Joan Weldon Dr. Pat Medford Edmund Gwenn Dr. Harold Medford Onslow Stevens Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien Sean McClory Maj. Kibbee Sandy Descher The Ellinson Girl Chris Drake Trooper Ed Blackburn Don Shelton Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards Fess Parker Alan Crotty Mary Alan Hokanson Mrs. Lodge Olin Howland Jensen William Schallert Ambulance Attendant Ann Doran Child Psychiatrist Dub Taylor Railroad Yard Watchman Sidney Hickox Director of Photography Thomas Reilly Editor David Weisbart Producer Gordon Douglas Director Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer Ted Sherdeman Screenplay Stanley Fleischer Art Direction G.W. Berntsen Set Decoration George Worthing Yates Story Russell S. Hughes Adaptation Francis J. Scheid Sound Moss Mabry Wardrobe Designer Gordon Bau Makeup Artist Henry Vilardo Makeup Artist Robert Turner Props 
Keywords
army monster atomic bomb mutation radiation fbi new mexico giant monster ant martial law giant insect black and white desert psychiatric ward ant's nest general store entomologist giant ants animal horror storm drain scientist heroine southwest desert state police officer drunk ward formic acid traumatized child mysterious footprint cyanide grenade atomic mutation ant eggs
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