---
title: 'Scum of the Earth! (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herschell Gordon Lewis'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/scum-of-the-earth-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057480/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Scum of the Earth! (1963)

1963 · 73 min · United States


## Synopsis

Scum of the Earth! is a 1963 American exploitation film written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and produced by David F. Friedman. It is credited as being the first film in the "roughie" genre.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herschell Gordon Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschell-gordon-lewis), [S. F. Brownrigg](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-f-brownrigg)
- **Screenplay:** [Herschell Gordon Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschell-gordon-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Herschell Gordon Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschell-gordon-lewis)
- **Producer:** [S. F. Brownrigg](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-f-brownrigg), [David F. Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-f-friedman)

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