HorrorScience Fiction

The Monster That Challenged the World

- A new kind of terror to numb the nerves!

Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.

Release Date : 1957-06-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gramercy Pictures, Inc.United Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. John 'Twill' Twillinger

Original Name : Tim Holt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gail MacKenzie

Original Name : Audrey Dalton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Jess Rogers

Original Name : Hans Conried

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jody Simms

Original Name : Barbara Darrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Tad Johns

Original Name : Max Showalter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Robert 'Clem' Clemens

Original Name : Harlan Warde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Josh Peters

Original Name : Gordon Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandy MacKenzie

Original Name : Mimi Gibson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Connie Blake

Original Name : Marjorie Stapp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Seaman Fred Johnson

Original Name : Jody McCrea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Wallace Earl

Gender : Female

Character Name : George Blake (lab assistant)

Original Name : Dennis McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Simms

Original Name : Sarah Selby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lewis Clark Dobbs

Original Name : Milton Parsons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman Wyatt (Radioman)

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman Morty Beatty

Original Name : Robert Benevides

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monster Victim

Original Name : John Carlyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Larry

Original Name : John Close

Gender : Male

Character Name : Admiral Greenhouse

Original Name : William Forrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Scotty

Original Name : Gil Frye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Other Lock Watchman

Original Name : Joseph Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy with Morty's Cap

Original Name : Charles Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner Nate Brown

Original Name : Byron Kane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gatekeeper

Original Name : Ralph Littlefield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patterson

Original Name : David McMahon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Watchman at Lock 57

Original Name : Ralph Moody

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman Howard Sanders

Original Name : William Swan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Davis - Resort Owner

Original Name : Hal Taggart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Masters

Original Name : Mack Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Brewer

Original Name : Dan Gachman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clarke

Original Name : Michael Dugan

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Instant TERROR......just add water! An earthquake out in the Salton Sea awakens the creeping dread, gigantic vampire water snails are on the loose and they are hungry for human fluid! Just about the right side of good, The Monster Who Challenge The World holds up well because of the well constructed creatures and a bit of care and attention to the boffin discussions. Far too many 50s creature features just used a basic premise of creatures obliterating mankind because they were in an odd mood, but much like The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, this picture at least takes time to give us a bit of a nature heartbeat to help us understand the methods of a mollusc, and that alone should be applauded, so we learn while we have fun so to speak. The cast ooze B-movie standards, and that is in no way a bad thing here, whilst the Catalina Island locale sequences are pretty nifty to help salt the beef as it were! Good honest fun that isn't short on creepiness, and top marks to the makers for introducing a very ingenious creature to a truly wonderful genre. 6/10