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The Swarm

Name: The Swarm
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1978-06-26
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 5.032

★ 5,0 /10 (206 Votes)

1978 EN 116 min

Overview

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

Stream

Release date

26/06/1978

Votes

206

Popularity

4.3

Monsters by the millions - and they're all for real!

Genres

Science Fiction Horror

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

116 min

Budget

$21,000,000

Revenue

$7,700,000

Michael Caine

Brad Crane

Katharine Ross

Helena

Richard Widmark

General Slater

Richard Chamberlain

Dr. Hubbard

Olivia de Havilland

Maureen

Ben Johnson

Felix

Lee Grant

Anne MacGregor

José Ferrer

Dr. Andrews

Patty Duke

Rita

Slim Pickens

Jud Hawkins

Bradford Dillman

Major Baker

Fred MacMurray

Clarence

Henry Fonda

Dr. Krim

Cameron Mitchell

General Thompson

Christian Juttner

Paul Durant

Morgan Paull

Dr. Newman

Alejandro Rey

Dr. Martinez

Don 'Red' Barry

Pete Harris

Elizabeth Rogers

Woman Scientist

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Doria Cook-Nelson

Mrs. Durant

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Robert Varney

Mr. Durant

Ernie F. Orsatti

Duty Officer

Patrick Culliton

Sheriff Morrison

John Furlong

Cameraman

Chris Petersen

Hal

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Jerry Toomey

Eddie

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Barbara Costello

Receptionist / Nurse

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Jenifer Taurins

Nurse

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David Himes

Radioman

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Mara Cook

Secretary

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Joey Eisnach

Bee Boy

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Stephen Powers

Radarman

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Chris Capen

Lieutenant

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Tony Haig

Officer #2

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Bill Snider

Radarman #2

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George Simmons

Nurse

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Arell Blanton

Sergeant

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Trent Dolan

Radio Sergeant

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John Williams

Launching Officer

Steven Marlo

Pilot #1

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Phil Montgomery

Mechanic

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Jim Galante

Doctor

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Frank Blair

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Marcia Nicholson

Captain

Arthur Space

Engineer

Chuck Hayward

Standby Engineer

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Glenn Charles Lewis

Chemical Warfare Guard

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Art Balinger

Radio Announcer

Michael Sheehan

Airman #1

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Howard Culver

Airman #2

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Buzz Barbee

Briefing Guest (uncredited)

Ken Clayton

Dr. Moore (uncredited)

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Marneen Fields

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Bob Harks

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mike Johnson

Burning Man (uncredited)

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Jack Krupnick

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Lawrence Moran

Colonel's Son (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Briefing Guest (uncredited)

John Otrin

Wild Lines (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Briefing Guest (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Briefing Guest (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Before we had Murder Hornets...We had THE SWARM!!!! In the 70s, this was one of the media's tools to terrify the populace. Unbelievably as it may seem, when released this movie scared the pants off of America in the same way that Jaws did when it made it to the theaters. The Killer Bee swarms in South America, created in cross-breeding African and Western Honeybees, of course had to share the stage with the other big threats of the day: The Upcoming Global Ice Age and Nuclear Power Plant disasters, both of which also made minor appearances in this film. Nevertheless, the fashionable fear in…

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