---
title: 'The Deadly Mantis (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nathan Juran'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deadly-mantis-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050294/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Deadly Mantis (1957)

1957 · 79 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Deadly Mantis is a 1957 American science fiction monster film produced by William Alland for Universal-International. The film was directed by Nathan Juran from a screenplay by Martin Berkeley based on a story by producer William Alland. The Deadly Mantis stars Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton and Pat Conway. The film was released in May 1957 as a double feature with the spy film The Girl in the Kremlin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nathan Juran](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-juran)
- **Screenplay:** [William Alland](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alland), [Martin Berkeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-berkeley)
- **Producer:** [William Alland](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Irving Gertz](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-gertz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ellis W. Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellis-w-carter)
- **Editor:** [Chester Schaeffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-schaeffer)

## Cast

- [William Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hopper)
- [Florenz Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/florenz-ames)
- [Pat Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-conway)
- [Phil Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-harvey)
- [Donald Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-randolph)
- [Craig Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-stevens)
- [Paul Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-campbell)
- [George Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lynn)
- [Paul Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-smith-2)

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