Attack of the Crab Monsters
“From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!”
1957•1h 3m•5.2•Released
Science FictionHorror
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.
Director
Roger Corman
Writer
Charles B. Griffith
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Los Altos Productions
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
Tony Miller
Seaman Jack Sommers
Ed Nelson
Ensign Quinlan
Charles B. Griffith
Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses
Maitland Stuart
Diving-double for male cast
Robin Riley
Diving-double for Pamela Duncan
Production
Company
Los Altos Productions
Company
Allied Artists Pictures
Producer
Roger Corman
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