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Creature Feature Film Series: The Deadly Mantis (1957)

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16

Auditorium

In-Person Event

After being trapped in ice for millions of years, a giant praying mantis awakens and attacks a DEW Line station. Military personnel and paleontologist teams must work together as the mantis moves south to stop the insect terror. 
 
The Atomic Age inspired many “creature features”- science fiction movies about the imagined effects of nuclear radiation on animals. These movies reflect the fear and fascination that audiences had regarding the use of atomic weapons. $10; $5 for museum members.
 
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cold War to the Cosmos: Distant Early Warning Systems and the Arctic, now on view. 

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