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Belgian movie poster movie poster for the classic 1954 American science-fiction horror film Them!. The French title on the poster is "Démons Atomiques," and the Flemish title is "Atomische Duivels".
Movie Details
Title: Them!
Release Date: June 16, 1954 (New York premiere)
Director: Gordon Douglas
Starring: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness
Plot: Earliest atomic tests in the New Mexico desert cause common ants to mutate into gigantic, man-eating monsters that threaten civilization. Authorities must find and destroy the queen ants before new colonies spread across the nation, culminating in a battle in the storm drains of Los Angeles.
Significance: The film is considered one of the first and best of the 1950s "nuclear monster" films and the first major "big bug" feature, influencing many others that followed. The special effects, which involved full-scale ant props, were nominated for an Academy Award. |
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