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title: 'Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cardos'
released: '1977-08-24'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kingdom-of-the-spiders-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076271/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

1977 · PG · 97 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Kingdom of the Spiders is a 1977 American science fiction horror film directed by John "Bud" Cardos and produced by Igo Kantor and Jeffrey M. Sneller. The screenplay is credited to Richard Robinson and Alan Caillou, from an original story by Sneller and Stephen Lodge. Part of the eco-horror subgenre, Kingdom of the Spiders centers on a rural town in Camp Verde, Arizona which lies in the migration path of a horde of tarantulas turned aggressive due to pesticides having depleted their normal food sources. The film was released by Dimension Pictures. It stars William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Lieux Dressler, and Altovise Davis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cardos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cardos)
- **Screenplay:** [Alan Caillou](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-caillou)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dorsey Burnette](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorsey-burnette)
- **Editor:** [Steven Zaillian](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-zaillian)

## Cast

- [David McLean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mclean)
- [Altovise Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/altovise-davis)
- [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner)
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode)
- [Lieux Dressler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lieux-dressler)
- [Tiffany Bolling](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiffany-bolling)
- [Marcy Lafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcy-lafferty)

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