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Also known as Black Scorpion

1957 film by Edward Ludwig

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Within Vinony's link graph, The Black Scorpion is referenced by 85 other articles, and connects out to Mexico, Mexico City and YouTube.

Vinony files it under 1950s monster movies, 1950s science fiction horror films and 1957 American films.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

Film · TMDB

5.2

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

Released: 1957-10-1188 minDir: Edward LudwigScience Fiction, Horror

Cast

  • Richard Denning as Hank Scott
  • Mara Corday as Teresa Alvarez
  • Carlos Rivas as Artur Ramos
  • Mario Navarro as Juanito
  • Carlos Múzquiz as Dr. Velazco
  • Pascual García Peña as José de la Cruz

Themes

  • helicopter
  • mexico
  • monster
  • volcano
  • giant spider
  • giant insect
  • electrocution
  • desert
  • giant worm
  • scorpion

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Ratings

IMDb

5.5/10

3,938 votes

Year
1957
Runtime
88 min
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
David Duncan
Cast member
Carlos Rivas
Composer
Paul Sawtell
Cinematographer
Lionel Lindon
Narrative location
Mexico
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
433196
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1957-10-11
title
The Black Scorpion
distributed by
Netflix
review score
5.1/10
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