The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
1957 · Feature film · 84 min · dir. Arnold Laven
A new kind of terror to numb the nerves!
- Horror
- Science Fiction
Synopsis
The Monster That Challenged the World is a 1957 black-and-white science-fiction monster film from Gramercy Pictures, produced by Arthur Gardner, Jules V. Levy, and Arnold Laven, and starring Tim Holt and Audrey Dalton. The film was distributed by United Artists as the top half of a double feature with The Vampire. The film concerns an army of giant molluscs that emerge from California's Salton Sea.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Arnold Laven
- Writer
- David Duncan
- Composer
- Heinz Roemheld
- Cinematography
- Lester White
- Studio
- Gramercy Pictures, Inc., United Artists
- Released
- 1957-06-14
- Running time
- 84 minutes
Cast & crew
Arnold Laven Director
Tim Holt
Audrey Dalton
Hans Conried
Barbara Darrow
Max Showalter- Harlan Warde
Gordon Jones
Mimi Gibson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Fun Monster Movie · 1969nam · 2024-01-30
Thanks George ! Cowboy Tim Holt in the Navy fighting a monster in color. Great movie with beautiful women.
★★★★ · Excellent Film · IAC. · 2024-02-12
While the idea of a Giant Slug (?) makes for a weird monster; the Special Effects are very well done. In fact, the entire movie, Acting & all is top notch. Near the movie's end, I could almost see a connection between the creepy Librarian & the Swichhboard Girl always talking to Mom. I hope you enjoy the Movie as much as I did !
★★★★ · Giant mollusks as monsters? · ZeroShadowX · 2023-10-09
After giant ants, spiders, dinosaurs and various aliens, it was the turn of giant molluscs to threaten the world in this enjoyable movie. It may sound like perfect MST3K fodder, but the truth is that The Monster That Challenged the World is a fairly nifty '50s treat, with an intelligent script and decent effects (more so given its low budget).
