Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

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Empire of the Ants

"For they shall inherit the earth... sooner than you think!"

1977

1h 29m

4.9(123 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.

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American International Pictures

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Joan Collins

Marilyn Fryser

Joan Collins

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Robert Lansing

Dan Stokely

Robert Lansing

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John David Carson

Joe Morrison

John David Carson

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Albert Salmi

Sheriff Art Kincade

Albert Salmi

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Jacqueline Scott

Margaret Ellis

Jacqueline Scott

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Pamela Susan Shoop

Coreen Bradford

Pamela Susan Shoop

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Robert Pine

Larry Graham

Robert Pine

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Edward Power

Charlie Pearson

Edward Power

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Brooke Palance

Christine Graham

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Tom Fadden

Sam Russell

Tom Fadden

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Irene Tedrow

Velma Thompson

Irene Tedrow

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Harry Holcombe

Harry Thompson

Harry Holcombe

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Jack Kosslyn

Thomas Lawson

Jack Kosslyn

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Ilse Earl

Mary Lawson

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Janie Gavin

Ginny

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Norman Franklin

Anson Parker

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Florance McGee

Phoebe Russell

Florance McGee

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Jim Wheelus

Crewman

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Mike Armstrong

Jim

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Tom Ford

Pete

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Charles Redd

Taxi Driver

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