TMDb Rating
5.2/10
83 verified votes
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Science FictionHorror
63 min
"From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!"
Plot Summary
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.
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Science FictionHorrorRoger CormanRichard GarlandPamela Duncan1957
Director
Roger Corman
Top Cast
Richard GarlandPamela DuncanRussell JohnsonLeslie BradleyMel Welles
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