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Quick Info

Rating

4.4/10

Release1972

Runtime1h 28m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

A.C. Lyles Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

Night of the Lepus

1972

1h 28m

4.4

Horror

Science Fiction

Synopsis

Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives rise to giant rabbits that terrorise the town.

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