Tarantula

Year: 1955

Runtime: 80 mins

Language: English

Director: Jack Arnold

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A monstrous, towering creature terrorizes a remote desert town. When a scientist’s lab assistant dies from a four‑day case of acromegaly, the town doctor grows suspicious. Joined by the scientist’s new female aide, they uncover a ravenous predator that is devouring cattle and people in ever‑growing numbers.

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