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Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders

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Kingdom of the Spiders

"A Living, Crawling, Hell on Earth!"

1977

1h 37m

5.6(139 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

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10 featured cast members

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William Shatner

William Shatner

Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen

Tiffany Bolling

Tiffany Bolling

Diane Ashley

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Walter Colby

Lieux Dressler

Lieux Dressler

Emma Washburn

David McLean

David McLean

Sheriff Gene Smith

Natasha Ryan

Natasha Ryan

Linda Hansen

Altovise Davis

Altovise Davis

Birch Colby

Joe Ross

Vern Johnson

Marcy Lafferty

Marcy Lafferty

Terry Hansen

Hoke Howell

Hoke Howell

Earl Forbes

Creative team

Directed by: John "Bud" Cardos
Written by: Alan Caillou
Richard Robinson
Produced by: Igo Kantor
Jeffrey M. Sneller

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