Earth vs. the Spider

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Earth vs. the Spider is a 1958 American science-fiction horror film about a giant spider terrorizing a small town, directed by and characteristic of the low-budget creature features of Bert I. Gordon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
monster movie
science fiction horror film
alsoKnownAs The Spider NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Jack A. Marta NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED
distributor AIP NERFINISHED
American International Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy Terry O. Morse NERFINISHED
era 1950s American science fiction cinema
featuresCharacter Carol Flynn NERFINISHED
Mike Simpson NERFINISHED
Sheriff Cagle NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white film
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
genre creature feature
horror
science fiction
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
VHS
hasMainAntagonist giant spider
hasProp giant spider web in cave
hasTheme giant monster attack on small town
influencedBy 1950s giant insect films
MPAARating Unrated (original release)
musicBy Albert Glasser NERFINISHED
notableFor use of optical effects to depict a giant spider
originalLanguage English
partOf American International Pictures monster cycle
plotSummary A giant spider terrorizes a small town after being discovered in a cave.
posterTagline Bulging eyes! Crushing jaws!
producer Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED
productionCompany Berwyn Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1958-09-10
releaseYear 1958
runtimeMinutes 73
screenwriter George Worthing Yates NERFINISHED
Laszlo Gorog NERFINISHED
setting small American town
specialEffectsBy Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED
stars Ed Kemmer NERFINISHED
Eugene Persson NERFINISHED
Gene Persson NERFINISHED
June Kenney NERFINISHED
Morris Ankrum NERFINISHED
targetAudience teenage drive-in audiences
timePeriodDepicted contemporary 1950s America

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Bert I. Gordon notableWork Earth vs. the Spider
Bert I. Gordon workedOn Earth vs. the Spider