Tarantula
dir. Jack Arnold
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A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Directed byJack Arnold
StarringJohn Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott, Hank Patterson
Written byRobert M. Fresco, Martin Berkeley
CinematographyGeorge Robinson
EditingWilliam Morgan
MusicHerman Stein
Tarantula
1955 · 1h 20m
Science Fiction, Horror
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
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