The Black Scorpion (1957)
In Mexiko kommt es zu einem Vulkanausbruch, in dessen Folge aus einer Erdspalte riesige Skorpione kriechen. Ein Wissenschaftlerteam steigt in die darunter befindlichen Erdhöhlen hinab und sieht sich diversen monströsen Tieren ausgesetzt, u.a. auch einem gigantischen Skorpion, der der Sprengung der Erdspalte entkommt und an der Oberfläche in Richtung Mexico City kriecht, wo alsbald Panik ausbricht....
Der Regisseur:
Edward Ludwig
Die Autor:
David Duncan, Robert Blees.
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Richard Denning as Hank Scott |
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Mara Corday as Teresa Alvarez |
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Carlos Rivas as Artur Ramos |
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Mario Navarro as Juanito |
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Carlos Múzquiz as Dr. Velazco |
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Pascual García Peña as José de la Cruz |
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Fanny Schiller as Florentina |
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Arturo Martínez as Major Cosio |
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Pedro Galván as Father Delgado |
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José Chávez as Train conductor (uncredited) |
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Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Victor Steven (uncredited) |
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Roberto Contreras as Chumacho (uncredited) |
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Quintín Bulnes as Lineman killed on pole (uncredited) |
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Isabel Vázquez as Villager (uncredited) |
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Leonor Gómez as Villager (uncredited) |
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Bob Johnson as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Writing | David Duncan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Yawitz | Story |
| Writing | Robert Blees | Screenplay |
| Directing | Edward Ludwig | Director |
| Visual Effects | Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Willis H. O'Brien | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Edward Fitzgerald | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Wah Chang | Creature Design |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Pete Peterson | Animation |
| Production | Jack Dietz | Producer |
| Production | Frank Melford | Producer |