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Tarantula
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6.5A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Released: 1955-10-2980 minDir: Jack ArnoldScience Fiction, Horror
Cast
- John Agar as Dr. Matt Hastings
- Mara Corday as Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton
- Leo G. Carroll as Prof. Gerald Deemer
- Nestor Paiva as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- Ross Elliott as Joe Burch
- Hank Patterson as Josh
Themes
- small town
- monster
- experiment
- giant monster
- giant spider
- deformation
- laboratory
- black and white
- scientist
- desert
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 811379
- Image
- Tarantula 1955.jpg
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- Tarantula
- review score
- 93%
- Commons category
- Tarantula (film)
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Universal Pictures
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Turner Classic Movies
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monster film
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Warner Bros.
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Arizona
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Phoenix
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International Standard Book Number
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Clint Eastwood
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IMDb
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Wayback Machine
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Q13166
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Hamster
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United States Air Force
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Internet Archive
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Theraphosidae
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Rotten Tomatoes
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acromegaly
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napalm
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Golden Retriever
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Henry Mancini
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Categories
1950s monster movies1955 American films1955 English-language films1955 films1955 horror films1955 science fiction filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican body horror filmsAmerican mad scientist filmsAmerican monster moviesAmerican science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFilms about size changeFilms about spidersFilms directed by Jack ArnoldFilms produced by William AllandFilms scored by Henry ManciniFilms set in ArizonaFilms set in desertsFilms shot in CaliforniaGiant monster filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date