Night of the Lepus

Based On the book by Russell Braddon

Night of the Lepus (also known as Rabbits) is a 1972 American science fiction horror film directed by William F. Claxton and produced by A. C. Lyles. Based upon Russell Braddon's 1964 science fiction novel The Year of the Angry Rabbit, the plot concerns an infestation of mutated rabbits. The film was the first science fiction work for producer A. C. Lyles and for director William F. Claxton, both of whom came from Western film backgrounds. Character actors from Westerns the pair had worked on were brought in to star, including Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun and DeForest Kelley.

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Release date:

September 8, 1972

Director:

William F. Claxton

Cast:

Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Paul Fix

Genre:

Science Fiction, Horror, Monster

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1972 in adaptations