Synopsis
As 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.
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Director & Writers
Gordon Douglas
Director
George Worthing Yates
Story
Ted Sherdeman
Screenplay
Cast
James Arness
FBI Agent Robert Graham
Joan Weldon
Dr. Pat Medford
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Harold Medford
Onslow Stevens
Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
Sean McClory
Maj. Kibbee
Sandy Descher
The Ellinson Girl
Chris Drake
Trooper Ed Blackburn
Don Shelton
Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards
Fess Parker
Alan Crotty
James Whitmore
Sgt. Ben Peterson
