Phase IV (1974)
September 1, 1974Release Date
Phase IV (1974)
September 1, 1974Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Phase IV is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Vudu, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Nigel Davenport
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Michael Murphy
James R. Lesko
Lynne Frederick
Kendra Eldridge
Robert Henderson
Clete
Alan Gifford
Mr. Eldridge
Helen Horton
Mildred Eldridge
David Healy
Radio Announcer
Norman Reynolds
Assistant Art Director
William P. Cartlidge
Assistant Director
Saul Bass
Director
John Poyner
Sound Editor
Mayo Simon
Writer
Mayo Simon
Writer
Bob Jones
Sound Mixer
Stomu Yamashta
Additional Music
Paul B. Radin
Producer
Brian Gascoigne
Composer
Dick Bush
Cinematographer
Willy Kemplen
Editor
Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dennis C. Lewiston
Camera Operator
Betty Glasow
Hairdresser
John Barry
Art Direction
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Phase IV is a 1974 science-fiction horror film. The only feature-length film directed by graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, it stars Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport and Lynne Frederick.The interiors of the film were shot at Pinewood Studios in England and the exterior locations were shot in Kenya, though the film is set in the Arizona desert in the United States. It was produced by Alced Productions and Paramount Pictures.
The film was a box office flop and thus the only feature film directed by Bass. It has since gained a cult following, due to TV airings beginning in 1975 and also being shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000 during the KTMA era.
The film was inspired by H. G. Wells's 1905 short story "Empire of the Ants". A novelization of the script, written by Barry N. Malzberg, was published as Phase IV in November 1973.