The Deadly Mantis

"This Was The Day That Engulfed The World in Terror!"

- Tagline

The Deadly Mantis is an American science fiction giant monster film, produced and distributed by Universal-International. It was released to the American theaters on May 26, 1957.

Plot
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Staff
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Monsters

 * Giant mantis

Weapons, vehicles and races
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Production
The opening sequence of the film, was proposed by Nathan Juran, who was the director of this and many other science fiction films.

Alternate titles

 * The Incredible Praying Mantis (working title)
 * The Giant Mantis (early U.S. title)
 * Mantis, a Flying Monster (Mantis, lentävä hirviö; Finland)
 * Fury of a Lost Region (Fúria de uma Região Perdida; Brazil)
 * The Deadly Monster (Das todbringende Ungeheuer; Germany)
 * The Great Mantis of Death (死の大カマキリ; Japan)
 * The Winged Monster (El monstruo alado; Mexico)
 * The Deadly Mantis, the Winged Monster (The deadly mantis. El monstruo alado; Spain DVD title)
 * Continent in Panic (Kontinent i panik; Sweden)
 * Blood Sucking Grasshopper (Kan içen çekirge; Turkey)
 * Blood Drinking Grasshopper (alternative Turkish translation)
 * The Murderous Mantis (La mantide omicida; Italy)

Theatrical releases

 * United States - May 26, 1957
 * Sweden - September 2, 1957
 * Finland - December 6, 1957
 * France - March 21, 1958
 * West Germany - 1972