The Mole People (1956): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch
The Mole People is a 1956 sci-fi horror film directed by Virgil W. Vogel, starring Eddie Parker as Mole Person, Frank Baxter and John Agar. It runs 1 hour 17 minutes. Stream it on Mometu, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 17m (77 min)
- Director
- Virgil W. Vogel
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Mole People About?
The premise of The Mole People without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A ruthless, blood‑lusting civilization that has persisted for a million years erupts from the deep. A team of archaeologists uncovers the remains of a mutated Sumerian culture, five thousand years old, hidden beneath a glacier on a remote Mesopotamian mountain. The find reveals a savage, ancient people still surviving in the frozen depths.
The Mole People Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pipe smoking
- ritual dance
- archaeologist
- tablet
- earthquake
- mesopotamia
- ziggurat
- psychotronic film
- camp
- cuneiform
- female whipping
- whipped woman
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- fall from height
- temple
- skeleton
- tied up
- man tied up
- chained to a wall
- subterranean city
- drugged food
- sack over head
- dance
- crushed to death
- sumerian
- 1950s
- albino
- ishtar
- flashlight
- creature
- high priest
- reference to homer
- slave uprising
- black hood
- brutality
- flogging
- subjugation
- cavern
- ancient civilization
- fissure
- cave
- sword
- human skeleton
- globe
- creature feature
- naked dead woman
- nude sacrifice
- implied nudity
- dance number
- mushroom
- forced labor
Where to Watch The Mole People
Stream it on Mometu, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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The Mole People Cast & Characters
Eddie Parker leads the cast as Mole Person, with Frank Baxter and John Agar as Dr. Roger Bentley. Directed by Virgil W. Vogel; 22 actors are credited in all.
- Director Virgil W. Vogel
- Eddie Parker as Mole Person
- Frank Baxter as themselves
- John Agar as Dr. Roger Bentley
- Hugh Beaumont as Dr. Jud Bellamin
Also Starring in The Mole People
· 18 more- Cynthia Patrick Adad
- Alan Napier Elinu, the High Priest
- Nestor Paiva Prof. Etienne Lafarge
- Billy Miller
- Robert F. Hoy Mole Person
- Rodd Redwing Nazar
- Phil Chambers Dr. Paul Stuart
- Robin Hughes First Officer
- James Logan
- Patrick Whyte
- Bob Herron
- Kay E. Kuter
- John Dodsworth
- Joe Abdullah
- Yvonne de Lavallade
- Arthur D. Gilmour
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The Mole People Plot Summary
What happens in The Mole People from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A narration by Dr. Frank Baxter, an English professor at the University of Southern California, frames the story and its relation to reality. He briefly surveys the Hollow Earth theories of John Symmes and Cyrus Teed, noting that the film presents a fictionalized representation of these unorthodox ideas.
Archaeologists Dr. Roger Bentley and Dr. Jud Bellamin venture into an unseen world and uncover a hidden race of Sumerian albinos living deep beneath the Earth. These people keep mutant humanoid mole men as slaves to harvest mushrooms, which serve as their primary food source. The survivors trace their roots to ancestors who retreated underground after cataclysmic floods in ancient Mesopotamia, building a secret civilization far from the sun.
Full summary
The whole story of The Mole People, scene by scene
The Mole People Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette Eli Roth on THE MOLE PEOPLE
The Mole People Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Le Peuple de l'enfer” and “Rebellion in der Tiefe”.
- Also known as
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- Le Peuple de l'enfer
- Rebellion in der Tiefe
- In den Klauen der Tiefe
- Bajo el signo de Ishtar
- Nel tempio degli uomini talpa
- 鼹鼠人
- Bajo el nombre de Ishtar
- Подземное население
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The Mole People FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of The Mole People, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Mole People?
The Mole People runs 1 hour 17 minutes (77 minutes).
When was The Mole People released?
The Mole People was released on December 1, 1956.
Who directed The Mole People?
The Mole People was directed by Virgil W. Vogel.
More films by Virgil W. Vogel Who is in the cast of The Mole People?
The Mole People stars Eddie Parker as Mole Person, Frank Baxter and John Agar as Dr. Roger Bentley, among 22 credited actors.
Where can I watch The Mole People?
In the US, The Mole People is streaming on Mometu and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
Does The Mole People have a post-credit scene?
No. The Mole People has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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