Tarantula (1955)

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More terrifying than any horror known to man comes a creeping crawling monster whose towering fury no one can escape!

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

• Released: 1955-10-29
• Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 314 votes

Directed by Jack Arnold.

Top cast

• John Agar as Dr. Matt Hastings
• Mara Corday as Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton
• Leo G. Carroll as Prof. Gerald Deemer
• Nestor Paiva as Sheriff Jack Andrews
• Ross Elliott as Joe Burch
• Hank Patterson as Josh
• Eddie Parker as Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airport Workman
• Bert Holland as Barney Russell
• Raymond Bailey as Dr. Townsend
• Steve Darrell as Andy Andersen

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Tarantula

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video

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