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Them! is a 1954 American black-and-white film directed by Gordon Douglas and produced by David Weisbart. The movie features cast members James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Sidney Hickox served as the director of photography, while Bronisław Kaper composed the score. The production company was Warner Bros. Entertainment, which also distributed the film alongside Netflix.
The narrative is set in Los Angeles and New Mexico, specifically within a desert environment. The main subject involves insects, with keywords including army, monster, atomic bomb, mutation, and radiation. The film falls under the genres of horror, science fiction, and action. It has a runtime of 94 minutes and was originally released in English.
Review scores for the film include 93% and 7.6 out of 10 on one platform, and a 7.2 rating on IMDb. The title is named after the pronoun "they" and the family Formicidae. Distribution formats include video on demand, with providers such as IndieFlix and the IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
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Film · TMDB
6.8As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Cast
- James Whitmore as Sgt. Ben Peterson
- James Arness as FBI Agent Robert Graham
- Joan Weldon as Dr. Pat Medford
- Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Harold Medford
- Onslow Stevens as Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
- Sean McClory as Maj. Kibbee
Themes
- army
- monster
- atomic bomb
- mutation
- radiation
- fbi
- new mexico
- giant monster
- ant
- martial law
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Key facts
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- Them!
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- Them! (cropped).jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Gordon Douglas
- Film.producer
- David Weisbart
- Film.screenplay
- Ted SherdemanRussell Hughes (adaptation)
- Film.story
- George Worthing Yates
- Film.starring
- James WhitmoreEdmund GwennJoan WeldonJames Arness
- Film.music
- Bronislau Kaper
- Film.cinematography
- Sidney Hickox
- Film.editing
- Thomas Reilly
- Film.studio
- Warner Bros.
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 94 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.gross
- $2.2 million (rentals)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- they
- Genre
- B movie
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- insect
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Cast member
- Willis Bouchey
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Producer
- David Weisbart
- Cinematographer
- Sidney Hickox
- Narrative location
- New Mexico
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 314396
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1960-09-15
- title
- Them!
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- Them! (1954 film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 7.6/10
- public domain date
- 2049-00-00
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Article · Deutsch
Formicula (Originaltitel: Them!) ist ein US-amerikanischer SciFi-Horrorfilm in Schwarz-Weiß aus dem Jahr 1954 mit James Whitmore, James Arness und Edmund Gwenn in den Hauptrollen. 1955 wurde der Film in der Kategorie „Beste visuelle Effekte“ für den Oscar nominiert.
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