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, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.
Nigel Davenport
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Michael Murphy
James R. Lesko
Lynne Frederick
Kendra Eldridge
Alan Gifford
Mr. Eldridge
Robert Henderson
Clete
Helen Horton
Mildred Eldridge
David Healy
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saul Bass
Director / Title Designer
Paul B. Radin
Producer
Brian Gascoigne
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Dick Bush
Director of Photography
Willy Kemplen
Editor
John Barry
Art Direction
Verena Coleman
Costume Design
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Eva Monley
Production Manager
William P. Cartlidge
Assistant Director
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
John Richardson
Special Effects
Keith Hamshere
Still Photographer
Dennis C. Lewiston
Camera Operator
Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ivo Nightingale
Location Manager
John Swan
Electrician
Ken Middleham
Additional Photography
David Vorhaus
Musician
Stomu Yamashta
Additional Music
Rex Neville
Special Effects
Norman Reynolds
Assistant Art Director
Jack Mills
Second Unit Cinematographer
Bob Jones
Sound Mixer
John Poyner
Sound Editor
Bill Welch
Construction Manager
Pamela Carlton
Continuity
Betty Glasow
Hairdresser
Alan Arnold
Publicist
Iris Rose
Production Secretary
Ron Phipps
Production Accountant
Mayo Simon
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Phase IV is a 1974 science-fiction horror film directed by graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, and written by Mayo Simon, inspired by H. G. Wells's 1905 short story "Empire of the Ants". The film stars Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport and Lynne Frederick.
Interiors were shot at Pinewood Studios in England and 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.
A novelization of the script, written by Barry N. Malzberg, was published as Phase IV in November 1973.