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Terror in the Midnight Sun

Terror in the Midnight Sun

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Terror in the Midnight Sun

"Monsters Walk the Earth in Ravishing Rampage of Clawing Fury! Could It Happen? See and Decide for Yourself!"

1959

1h 13m

4.0(33 votes)

Science Fiction

Thriller

Drama

Horror

Overview

After a herd of reindeer are mysteriously found dead following a meteor crash in a remote part of Lapland in northern Sweden, soldiers and a geologist are called out to investigate.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Barbara Wilson

Barbara Wilson

Diane Wilson

Sten Gester

Sten Gester

Erik Engström

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Dr. Frederick Wilson

Bengt Blomgren

Bengt Blomgren

Col. Robert Bottiger

Åke Grönberg

Åke Grönberg

Dr. Henrik

John Carradine

John Carradine

Narrator (US Re-Edit)

Gösta Prüzelius

Gösta Prüzelius

Dr. Walter Ullman

Brita Borg

Brita Borg

Singer (uncredited)

Doreen Denning

Doreen Denning

Anna (uncredited)

Ittla Frodi

Ittla Frodi

Girlfriend in Volvo (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Virgil W. Vogel
Written by: Arthur C. Pierce
Produced by: Bertil Jernberg

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