Director: Gordon Douglas

Writers: Russell Hughes; Ted Sherdeman; George Worthing Yates

Music by: Bronislau Kaper

Producer: David Weisbart

Keywords: Sci-Fi/Horror, Insects, Mutants

After several people go missing, giant ants are discovered in the New Mexico desert, byproduct of the atomic testing in 1945. The first and best of the giant bug films that came out of the 1950s, and a key science fiction touchstone. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects. Warner's highest-grossing film for the year.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Arness	Actor	26-May-1923	3-Jun-2011	Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke
Edmund Gwenn	Actor	26-Sep-1875	6-Sep-1959	Miracle on 34th Street
Sean McClory	Actor	8-Mar-1924	10-Dec-2003	The Quiet Man
Fess Parker	Actor	16-Aug-1925	18-Mar-2010	Daniel Boone
Joan Weldon	Actor	5-Aug-1933		Them!
James Whitmore	Actor	1-Oct-1921	6-Feb-2009	Give 'em Hell, Harry!

CAST

Starring
James Whitmore	...   Sgt. Ben Peterson
Edmund Gwenn	...   Dr. Harold Medford
Joan Weldon	...   Patricia Medford
James Arness	...   Robert Graham
with
Onslow Stevens	...   Brig. Gen. O'Brien
Sean McClory	...   Maj. Kibbee
Chris Drake	...   Blackburn
Sandy Descher	...   Ellinson Girl
Mary Ann Hokanson	...   Mrs. Lodge
Don Shelton	...   Edwards
Fess Parker	...   Crotty
Olin Howlin	...   Jensen

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