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The Deadly Mantis

1957 film by Nathan H. Juran
Movie Film Q784993
The Deadly Mantis
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
film
Director
Nathan Juran[1]
Genre
science fiction film, kaiju, disaster film[5][6][7]
Publication date
1957, May 1, 1957, May 26, 1957[25][26][27]
Screenwriter
William Alland, Martin Berkeley[2][3]
Producer
William Alland[17]
Duration
+79[33]
Capital cost
+350000[34]
Cast member
Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Pat Conway, Paul Smith, Phil Harvey, Paul Campbell, George Lynn, Donald Randolph, Florenz Ames[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Color
black-and-white[23]
Composer
Irving Gertz[4]
Country of origin
United States[24]
Director of photography
Ellis W. Carter[19]
Distributed by
Universal Pictures[28]
Film editor
Chester Schaeffer[31]
Main subject
insect[30]
Narrative location
Washington, D.C.[29]
Original language of film or TV show
English[20]
Production company
Universal Pictures[18]
Review score
4.7/10, 33%[21][22]
Title
The Deadly Mantis[32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 46
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID
52145
AllMovie title ID
v12791
Allcinema film ID
347323
AlloCiné film ID
5117
CineMagia title ID
71570
Cinema Context ID
F017821
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID
16722
Douban film ID
2139104
Dvdcompare.net film ID
16476, 49911
EIDR content ID
10.5240/F56F-C116-3150-0771-5DE7-1
ElFilm film ID
50200
Elonet movie ID
190702
Show all 46 identifiers +34
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
deadly_mantis_the
FilmAffinity film ID
752291
FilmVandaag ID
film/18194
Filmfront film ID (archived)
23441
Filmová databáze film ID
167039
Filmweb.pl film ID
184650
Freebase ID
/m/05mvdp
Garance item ID
7789201
IMCDB work ID
50294
IMDb ID
tt0050294
ISAN
0000-0000-3075-0000-2-0000-0000-V
Internet Archive ID
deadly-mantis-1957-colorized, the-deadly-mantis
Kinobox film ID
180848
Kinopoisk film ID
18057
LUMIERE film ID
563243
Letterboxd film ID
the-deadly-mantis
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
14121
Movie Review Query Engine ID
the-deadly-mantis-m100002207
MovieLens movie ID
5126
MovieMeter film ID
10431
Moviepilot.de film ID
the-deadly-mantis
OFDb film ID
18196
OMDb film ID
61314
Plex media key
5d776d07fb0d55001f59537b
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/deadly_mantis
Schnittberichte.com title ID
15094
Swedish Film Database ID
34485
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived)
72575
TMDB movie ID
43715
TV Guide show ID (former scheme)
112519
TheTVDB movie ID
26104
Trakt.tv ID
movies/the-deadly-mantis-1957
Trakt.tv film ID
29473
ČSFD film ID
4896

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Cast member 7
William Hopper, Craig Stevens, Pat Conway, George Lynn, Paul Campbell, Phil Harvey, Donald Randolph
Genre 3
science fiction film, disaster film, kaiju
Color 1
black-and-white
Composer 1
Irving Gertz
Country of origin 1
United States
Director 1
Nathan Juran
Distributed by 1
Universal Pictures
Film editor 1
Chester Schaeffer
Instance of 1
film
Main subject 1
insect
Narrative location 1
Washington, D.C.
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
Producer 1
William Alland
Production company 1
Universal Pictures
Screenwriter 1
William Alland
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  1. [1] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · UBZH Videothek bot bot · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LUMIERE film ID → 563243
    "Changed the item: Adding external identifiers from UZH library film catalogue (bot task)"
  2. 10d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Garance item ID → 7789201
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63037: Garance ID - Films, 195X"
  3. 11d ago · Fotis A. · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [sq] description: filmi amerikan i vitit 1957, batch #293155"
  4. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMCDB work ID → 50294
    "Created claim: IMCDB work ID: 50294, batch #269901"
  5. 11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 167039
    "Created claim: Filmová databáze film ID: 167039, batch #269265"
  6. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → 1957, May 1, 1957, May 26, 1957
    Screenwriter → William Alland, Martin Berkeley
    Duration → 79 minute
    Original language of film or TV show → English
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38225: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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