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The Astounding She-Monster

The Astounding She-Monster

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The Astounding She-Monster

"A creature from beyond the stars. EVIL... BEAUTIFUL... DEADLY...!"

1957

1h 2m

4.0(23 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

A scientist and a gang that has kidnapped a rich heiress come up against a beautiful but lethal alien who has crash-landed her spaceship on Earth.

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Production Companies

American International Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Clarke

Robert Clarke

Dick Cutler

Kenne Duncan

Kenne Duncan

Nat Burdell

Shirley Kilpatrick

The She-Monster

Marilyn Harvey

Margaret Chaffee

Jeanne Tatum

Esther Malone

Ewing Miles Brown

Ewing Miles Brown

Brad Conley

Scott Douglas

Narrator

Al Avalon

Narrator

Creative team

Directed by: Ronald V. Ashcroft
Written by: Frank Hall
Ronald V. Ashcroft
Produced by: Ronald V. Ashcroft

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