The original trailer in high definition of the swarm directed by irwin allen and starring michael caine, katharine ross, richard widmark. Brad crane sir michael caine seek a way to stop them the shockingly loaded allstar cast included caine, katharine ross, richard widmark, fred macmurray, henry. I like this movie for all the reasons that make it so cheessy. Bellocq has an attraction to hallie and violet and he. With tim mcintire, irwin allen, michael caine, henry fonda. Some hilarious highlights from irwin allens the swarm. Shark swarm 2008 a marine biologist heather mccomb and two brothers venture off of the california coast to stop a group of white sharks that are killing people. Universally reviled by critics, the swarm failed to continue allens winning. Read the the swarm movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Monster, werewolf and animal horror, classic and new. It is based on the dc comics character of the same name and stars marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter, jackie cooper, trevor howard, marc mcclure, terence stamp, valerie perrine, and ned beatty. That leaves the second and only scientist left michael caine.
Killer bean forever 4k official full movie duration. Sometimes i feel sad that the swarm didnt do well at the box office back in 1978 since it was. The swarm has been considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. The swarm is a horror scifi film that was first released in 1978.
Producerdirector iwrin allen was very disillusioned by the films lack of success. With michael caine, katharine ross, richard widmark, richard chamberlain. Publication date 201016 usage public domain mark 1. All they missed was the slow death of a risibly inadequate disaster movie. The swarm 1978 henry fonda in the swarm 1978 christian juttner in the swarm 1978 the swarm 1978. The swarm is a memorable addition to the nature gone wild genre of horror films, even if its not the best, its still entertaining. Deadly swarm trailer official trailer for syfy movie deadly swarm. The actor recently reflected on his long career in a new interview and revealed that he and the rest of the cast of the swarm were pooped on by bees while filming. Pictures hyped to no end and to no avail as they would painfully find out at the box office. I cannot help but think that somewhere in irwin allens 156 min. The swarm 1978 official trailer michael caine, katharine ross killer bee movie hd a huge swarm of deadly african bees spreads terror. Disaster moviemaster irwin allens film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm. Watch the swarm full movie in hd visit movie 46878 scientist dr.
The movie in some listings and reference sources is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner. The swarm 1978 official trailer michael caine, katharine ross. Like birds, swarm attempts to assault humanity with the revenge of one of gods seemingly innocuous creatures we generally regard. The swarm 1978 producerdirector irwin allen was riding high in 1977 when he began production on the swarm 1978, an allstar installment in his ongoing streak of disaster films highlighted by the box office behemoths the poseidon adventure 1972 and the towering inferno 1974. A huge swarm of deadly african bees spreads terror over american. Bradford crane and army general thalius slater join forces to fi. The bees breed to the point where they make a swarm that is able to cover entire us cities. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by arthur herzog. The film involves a scientific experiment where a group of mad scientists import killer bees to the united states.
Disaster movie master irwin allens film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm. Ferrer did all of his scenes in one morning, by just walking across the warner brothers lot from the soundstage, where he was filming the return of captain nemo 1978, a cbs miniseries that he was also making for allen. Putting your trust in science is a big one, but so is the nagging idea that as stupidly entertaining as the swarm can bemaybe every disaster. Full movie the swarm high quality with duration 116 min and released on 19780714 with mpaa rating is 22 original title. The swarm 1978 full movie download full hd youtube. Bradford crane and army general thalius slater join forces to. Publicity for this movie stated that the number of bees in the cast was twentytwo million. But the swarmspecifically the homeviewing version, which is full of scenes excised from the boxoffice bomb theatrical cut and clocks in at over two and a half hoursis neither taut nor. This overlong and deeply silly disaster epic features one truly great moment. Michael caine learned this the hard way when he secured a role in 1978s the swarm.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. In 1917, in the red light district storyville, new orleans, the prostitute hattie lives with her twelve yearold daughter violet in the fancy brothel of madame nell, where she works. The swarm 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Despite this, it was nominated for the academy award for best costume. Because this is a reproduction of an original poster it will feature the same characteristics as the original. Bradford crane and army general thalius slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening america. Action, drama, horror, science fiction, status of movie.
The swarm is a 1978 american disasterhorror film about a killer bee invasion of texas. Yes, in the summer of 1978 the movie industry was abuzz ha ha with anticipation of allens latest disaster flick the swarm based on the novel by arthur herzog from 1974 of the same name which warner bros. Find where to watch the swarm and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. The mircoriffs version of the swarm was taken down several years ago and thought lost. The swarm is a 1978 disaster movie adapted from a novel by arthur herzog, produced and directed by irwin allen texas is besieged by swarms of mutated african killer bees, and the u. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios. The swarms closet cousin being alfred hitchcocks the birds 1963. Andrews, the director of a nuclear power plant, as a favor to producer and director irwin allen. Released 1978, the swarm stars michael caine, katharine ross, richard widmark, richard chamberlain the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. But downloads of the videos were recovered, and are now here for the world to see. The image measures 626 859 pixels and is 78 kilobytes large. The swarm, loosely based on a novel by arthur herzog, was a major critical and commercial failure when released in 1978.
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