The Deadly Mantis

The Deadly Mantis
Directed byNathan H. Juran[1]
Screenplay byMartin Berkeley
Story byWilliam Alland
Produced byWilliam Alland
StarringCraig Stevens
Alix Talton
William Hopper
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byChester Schaeffer
Music byUncredited:
Irving Gertz
William Lava
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal-International
Release dates
  • May 1, 1957 (1957-05-01) (Los Angeles)[2]
  • May 26, 1957 (1957-05-26) (U.S.)
Running time
78-79 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000[3]
Box office$1 million[3]

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.[4] The Deadly Mantis stars Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton and Pat Conway.[5]

  1. ^ "Nathan Juran Filmography.' Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine fandango.com, November 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b The Deadly Mantis at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  3. ^ a b "Universal's 'Weirdies' Ain't Crazy". Variety. 3 April 1957. p. 3.
  4. ^ Rajewski 2006, p. 18.
  5. ^ Halliwell 1989, p. 257.