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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James Whitmore | Sgt. Ben Peterson |
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Edmund Gwenn | Dr. Harold Medford |
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Joan Weldon | Dr. Patricia Medford |
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James Arness | Robert Graham |
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Onslow Stevens | Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien |
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Sean McClory | Maj. Kibbee |
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Chris Drake | Trooper Ed Blackburn |
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Sandy Descher | The Ellinson Girl |
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Mary Alan Hokanson | Mrs. Lodge |
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Don Shelton | Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards |
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Fess Parker | Alan Crotty |
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Olin Howland | Jensen |
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Richard Bellis | Mike Lodge |
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John Beradino | Patrolman Ryan |
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Robert Berger | Patrolman Sutton |
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Oscar Blank | Alcoholic Ward Patient |
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Willis Bouchey | Official at D.C. Meeting |
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Richard Boyer | Trooper #1 |
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Waldron Boyle | Doctor |
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Alexander Campbell | Official |
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James Cardwell | Officer |
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Steve Carruthers | Reporter |
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Dick Cherney | Cameraman |
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Roydon Clark | Jeep Driver |
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John Close | Johnny - Police Aircraft Pilot |
Director | Gordon Douglas |
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Writer | Ted Sherdeman, Russell S. Hughes, George Worthing Yates | |
Producer | David Weisbart | |
Musician | Bronislau Kaper | |
Photography | Sidney Hickox |