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01/12/1956 Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction 1h 17m
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...a savage civilization a million years old, raging with blood-lusting fury!

Overview

A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a five millennia-old mutant Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopatamia.

  1. Virgil W. Vogel

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Agar

    Dr. Roger Bentley

  2. Cynthia Patrick

    Adad

  3. Hugh Beaumont

    Dr. Jud Bellamin

  4. Alan Napier

    Elinu, the High Priest

  5. Nestor Paiva

    Prof. Etienne Lafarge

  6. Phil Chambers

    Dr. Paul Stuart

  7. Rodd Redwing

    Nazar

  8. Robin Hughes

    First Officer

  9. Eddie Parker

    Mole Person

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2026-03-08
**_A lost civilization of Sumerians found in mountainous Mesopotamia_**

The most interesting thing about this flick is how it influenced the original Star Trek a decade later. (Of course, “Forbidden Planet” had the biggest influence on that show, which debuted the month before this flick started shooting). Disregarding the prologue & first act, “The Mole People” is very similar to a Star Trek episode, just minus Spock. The archaeologists' flashlight could be viewed as a Federation phaser, sort of.

The commentary on the nature of most civilizations is also interesting: Politician...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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