---
title: 'Night of the Lepus (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William F. Claxton'
released: '1972-09-08'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-of-the-lepus-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night of the Lepus (1972)

1972 · PG · 88 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Night of the Lepus is a 1972 American science fiction horror film directed by William F. Claxton and produced by A. C. Lyles. Based upon Russell Braddon's 1964 science fiction novel The Year of the Angry Rabbit, the plot concerns an infestation of mutated rabbits.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William F. Claxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-f-claxton)
- **Screenplay:** [Victor J. Banis](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-j-banis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jimmie Haskell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmie-haskell)
- **Producer:** [A. C. Lyles](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-c-lyles)
- **Editor:** [John McSweeney, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcsweeney-jr)

## Cast

- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Melanie Fullerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-fullerton)
- [Rory Calhoun](https://cinepixo.com/people/rory-calhoun)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Stuart Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-whitman)
- [DeForest Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/deforest-kelley)
- [Chuck Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-hayward)

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