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Cast verified as complete
James Whitmore | ... |
Sgt. Ben Peterson
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Edmund Gwenn | ... |
Dr. Harold Medford
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Joan Weldon | ... |
Dr. Patricia Medford
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James Arness | ... |
Robert Graham
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Onslow Stevens | ... |
Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
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Sean McClory | ... |
Maj. Kibbee
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Christian Drake | ... |
Trooper Ed Blackburn
(as Chris Drake)
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Sandy Descher | ... |
The Ellinson Girl
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Mary Alan Hokanson | ... |
Mrs. Lodge
(as Mary Ann Hokanson)
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Don Shelton | ... |
Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards
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Fess Parker | ... |
Alan Crotty
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Olin Howland | ... |
Jensen
(as Olin Howlin)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Richard Bellis | ... |
Mike Lodge (uncredited)
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John Beradino | ... |
Patrolman Ryan (uncredited)
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Robert Berger | ... |
Patrolman Sutton (uncredited)
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Oscar Blank | ... |
Alcoholic Ward Patient (uncredited)
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Willis Bouchey | ... |
Official at D.C. Meeting (uncredited)
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Richard Boyer | ... |
Trooper #1 (uncredited)
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Waldron Boyle | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Alexander Campbell | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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James Cardwell | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Steve Carruthers | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Roydon Clark | ... |
Jeep Driver (uncredited)
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John Close | ... |
Johnny - Police Aircraft Pilot (uncredited)
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Booth Colman | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Washington Official (uncredited)
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Robert Scott Correll | ... |
Jerry Lodge (uncredited)
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Walter Coy | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Lynn Craft | ... |
Washington Official (uncredited)
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Dean Cromer | ... |
MP Sergeant (uncredited)
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Richard Deacon | ... |
Bald Reporter (uncredited)
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Eddie Dew | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Lawrence Dobkin | ... |
Los Angeles City Engineer (uncredited)
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Ann Doran | ... |
Child Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Wally Duffy | ... |
Airman (uncredited)
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Cliff Ferre | ... |
Cliff - Police Lab Man (uncredited)
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Norman Field | ... |
Gen. James (uncredited)
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George Ford | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Joseph Forte | ... |
Coroner 'Doc' Putnam (uncredited)
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Dean Fredericks | ... |
Det. Curtis (uncredited)
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Russell Gaige | ... |
Coroner (uncredited)
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Otis Garth | ... |
Admiral at Second Conference (uncredited)
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Dorothy Green | ... |
Matron (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jack Henderson | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Mary Lou Holloway | ... |
Blonde (uncredited)
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Gayle Kellogg | ... |
Gunner (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Trooper #2 (uncredited)
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Hubie Kerns | ... |
Jeep Driver (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger | ... |
Washington Official (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Warren Mace | ... |
Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Wayne Mallory | ... |
Loader (uncredited)
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Lou Marcelle | ... |
Trailer Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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John Maxwell | ... |
Dr. Grant (uncredited)
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Mathew McCue | ... |
Gramps Johnson - Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Washington Official (uncredited)
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Jan Merlin | ... |
Radio Man on the SS Viking (uncredited)
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Forbes Murray | ... |
Government Official (uncredited)
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Leonard Nimoy | ... |
Army Sergeant in Information Center (uncredited)
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Jack Perrin | ... |
Army Officer (uncredited)
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Charles Perry | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Grandon Rhodes | ... |
Alcoholic Ward Doctor (uncredited)
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William Schallert | ... |
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
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Bernard Sell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Fred Shellac | ... |
Attendant (uncredited)
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Joel Smith | ... |
Smitty - Ben's Jeep Driver (uncredited)
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K.L. Smith | ... |
Trooper (uncredited)
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Buddy Spencer | ... |
Young Man in Convertible (uncredited)
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Douglas Spencer | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Janet Stewart | ... |
WAVE (uncredited)
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Victor Sutherland | ... |
Senator at D.C. Meeting (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Dub Taylor | ... |
Railroad Yard Watchman (uncredited)
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Harry Tyler | ... |
Harry - Alcoholic Ward Patient (uncredited)
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Dick Wessel | ... |
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
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Harry Wilson | ... |
Alcoholic Ward Patient (uncredited)
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Sheb Wooley | ... |
Sgt. Ben Peterson's Scream / Screaming Sailor / Screaming Soldier (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Dick York | ... |
Teenager in Police Station (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gordon Douglas |
Written by
Ted Sherdeman | ... | (screenplay) |
Russell S. Hughes | ... | (adaptation) (as Russell Hughes) |
George Worthing Yates | ... | (story) |
Produced by
David Weisbart | ... | producer |
Music by
Bronislau Kaper |
Cinematography by
Sidney Hickox | ... | director of photography (as Sid Hickox) |
Editing by
Thomas Reilly |
Art Direction by
Stanley Fleischer |
Set Decoration by
G.W. Berntsen |
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau | ... | makeup artist |
Agnes Flanagan | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Henry Vilardo | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Russell Saunders | ... | assistant director (as Russ Saunders) |
Al Alleborn | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
John Prettyman | ... | extra director (uncredited) |
Art Department
J. Leslie Asher | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
Dick Smith | ... | prop construction manager (uncredited) |
Robert Turner | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Francis J. Scheid | ... | sound |
Clifford Call | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
Dave DePatie | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Walter Feldman | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Ora Hudson | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Irvin Jay | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Lincoln Lyons | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
William A. Mueller | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
William Thompson | ... | cable man (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Ralph Ayres | ... | special effects |
Ardell Lytle | ... | pyroeffects supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Roydon Clark | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Hubie Kerns | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Leon Albert | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Paul Burnett | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Robert Johannes | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Harold Noyes | ... | grip (uncredited) |
William John Ranaldi | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Ed Rike | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
William Schurr | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
Jack Woods | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Moss Mabry | ... | wardrobe |
Roe Ramsey | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Marguerite Royce | ... | wardrobe: ladies (uncredited) |
Ted Schultz | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Music Department
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator |
Ray Heindorf | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
Liz Patten | ... | double: Sandy Descher (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1954) (India) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1955) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1956) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cifesa (1962) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Imperial Film AB (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cooper Films (2006) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled version)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film set)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (4 film set)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (HMV Premium Collection) (Blu-ray/DVD combo)
- MonsterVision (United States) (tv)
- Plaion Pictures (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Plaion Pictures (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panasonic Disc Services Corporation (PDSC) (PDSC Panasonic Disc Services Corporation, disc manufacturer: 2002 DVD production)
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In the New Mexico desert, Police Sgt. Ben Peterson and his partner find a child wandering in the desert and soon they discover that giant ants are attacking the locals. FBI agent Robert Graham teams up with Ben and with the support of Dr. Harold Medford and his daughter Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford, they destroy the colony of ants in the middle of the desert. Dr. Harold Medford explains that the atomic testing in 1945 developed the dangerous mutant ants. But they also discover that two queen ants have flown away to Los Angeles and they are starting a huge colony in the underground flood control tunnels of that city. When a mother reports that her two children are missing, the team begin searching for them. Will they arrive in time to save the children and destroy the colony? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | The Amazing New Warner Bros. Sensation! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The flamethrowers used in the movie were standard World War II weapons and were loaned by the U.S. Army. The actors handling the weapons were World War II combat veterans, who had used them in battle. See more » |
Goofs | Sergeant Peterson and Bob Graham are seen throwing cyanide gas bombs into the ant nest without wearing gas masks, only wearing gear to protect against the heat. Cyanide gas is so deadly to humans that this simply would not have happened that way. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Encounters at the End of the World (2007). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Although the movie was shot in black and white, the film title at the opening credits appears blood red and blue. This was accomplished by Warner's Eastman Color process. See more » |
Quotes |
The Ellinson Girl:
[screaming hysterically]
AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM! See more » |