Black Scorpion ( The Black Scorpion ) is an American black and white science fiction film directed by Edward Ludwig , shot in 1957 .
| Black scorpion | |
|---|---|
| The black scorpion | |
 | |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Producer | Edward Ludwig |
| Producer | Jack ditz Frank Melford |
| Author script | David duncan Robert Blies Paul Javitz |
| In the main cast | Richard Denning Mara Corday Carlos Rivas |
| Operator | Lionel Lyndon |
| Composer | Paul Southell |
| Film company | Amex productions Frank Melford-Jack Dietz Productions |
| Duration | 88 minutes |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1957 |
| IMDb | ID 0050197 |
Content
Story
As a result of the eruption of the volcano, giant scorpions are selected to the surface and begin to kill people. Against the monsters rise the US military. However, the army is powerless against hordes of giant creatures. Scorpions are seizing more and more new territory, sowing on their path of destruction.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Denning | Hank scott |
| Mara Corday | Teresa Alvarez |
| Carlos Rivas | Arthur Ramos |
| Mario navarro | Juanito |
| Pascual Garcia Peña | Dr. Delacruz |
| Arturo Martinez | Major Cosio |
| Fanny schiller | Florentina |
Special Effects
The creation of special effects during the filming of this film was not dealt with Ray Harrihausen , who is mistakenly credited with this, but Willis H. O'Brien . Willis H. O'Brien before that was the creator of the “ stop-motion ” animation effects for the original King Kong (1933) , he was also the director of special effects on the set of this film, but with a lower budget than on the set of King "Kong." Pete Peterson, who worked with O'Brien on The Mighty Joe Young , and after Black Scorpion on The Hippo Sea Monster , created most of the animation [1] . O'Brien borrowed the same techniques and special effects from his previous films. The miniatures used for the spider and the giant worm were the same as those used in the shooting of the original King Kong (1933). The large “head” of the scorpion was used to shoot shots at it from close range. The sounds made by giant scorpions were created by processing from the sound effects made by the giant ants used in the film “They!” ( Them! ), 1954 [2] .
See also
- Beginning of the End (film)
Notes
- ↑ Pettigrew, Neil. "The Stop-Motion Filmography": [ eng ] . - McFarland & Company, Inc., 1999. - P. 86. - ISBN 0-7864-0446-9 .
- ↑ Rajewski, Genevieve. "Introducing the Deadly Mantis": [ eng ] . - The Rosen Publishing Group, 2006. - P. 33. - ISBN 1-4042-0848-8 .
Links
Black Scorpion on the Internet Movie Database