The Black Scorpion is a 1957 black-and-white Mexican-American giant arachnid horror film from Warner Bros., produced by Jack Dietz and Frank Melford, directed by Edward Ludwig, and starring Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, and Mario Navarro. The film's stop-motion animation special effects were created by Willis O'Brien. In the film, volcanic activity releases giant prehistoric scorpions from the earth. They wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
The Black Scorpion (1957)
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Genres - Horror, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Monster Film |
Release Date - Oct 11, 1957 |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Art, Black Scorpion, Desert, Geologist, Giant Insect, Helicopter, Los Angeles, Mexico, Monster Movie, Scorpion, Special Effect
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Narrative Location: Mexico
Subject: monster movies
Subject: monster movies
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Den sorte skorpion
DK
Den svarta skorpionen
SE
El escorpión negro
AR, MX, ES
Le scorpion noir
FR
Lo scorpione nero
IT
Musta skorpioni
FI
O Escorpião Negro
BR, PT
O mavros skorpios
GR
Siyah akrep
TR
The Black Scorpion
CA, GB, US
Ο Μαύρος Σκορπιός
GR
Черный скорпион
, RU
黒い蠍
JP