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, Criterion Channel, 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
Alan Gifford
Mr. Eldridge
Robert Henderson
Clete
Helen Horton
Mildred Eldridge
David Healy
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saul Bass
Director / Title Designer
Brian Gascoigne
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Dick Bush
Director of Photography
Mayo Simon
Writer
Willy Kemplen
Editor
Paul B. Radin
Producer
John Barry
Art Direction
Verena Coleman
Costume Design
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Eva Monley
Production Manager
Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Supervisor
John Richardson
Special Effects
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
William P. Cartlidge
Assistant Director
Ivo Nightingale
Location Manager
Dennis C. Lewiston
Camera Operator
Keith Hamshere
Still Photographer
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.