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The Deadly Mantis  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.
Budget$350,000 Box office $1 million.
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opening sequence.

A massive papier mâché model of a mantis was built for the movie, fitted with a hydraulic system. It measured 200 feet (61 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) high, and had a wingspan of 150 feet (46 m). Two smaller models were also created, one 6 feet (1.8 m) long and another 1 foot (0.30 m) long; these were used for the scenes where the mantis walked or flew. Shots of a real praying mantis were used for the scene in which the deadly mantis climbs the Washington Monument.

The Deadly Mantis utilized stock Air Force footage taken from short films.
The footage of the Inuit village was taken from Universal's 1933 film S.O.S. Iceberg.
The film was released in 1957 as a double feature with the spy film The Girl in the Kremlin. The Deadly Mantis received mostly negative reviews upon its debut. TV Guide awarded it one out of four stars, calling it a "lame rip-off of the sci-fi classic Them!".
Universal released The Deadly Mantis on DVD in a boxed set called The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection Vol. 2, which includes four other films: Dr. Cyclops, The Land Unknown, Cult of the Cobra, and The Leech Woman. Shout released The Deadly Mantis on Blu-ray March 19, 2019.
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