PHASE IV [BLU-RAY] [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1974
• Genre: Horror, Science-Fiction, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Saul Bass, the graphic designer responsible for some of cinema's most iconic movie poster images (Vertigo, The Man With The Golden Arm, The Shining) and credit sequences (Psycho, The Facts of Life, North By Northwest), tackles film directing with the hallucinatory, Phase IV.; ; This gripping film, part science fiction, part philosophical musing on man's place in the universe, has gained cult status. Michael Murphy (Manhattan) stars as James Lesko with Nigel Davenport (A Man For All Seasons) as Dr. Ernest Hubbs, scientists in search of answers to an evolutionary shift in the ant population that's adopted a hive mentaliity allowing the ants to team with others of their species to create a super colony. In an effort to better understand the intelligent and powerful new life form, Lesko and Hubbs are faced with the choice of either communicating with, or eradicating their antagonists. Lynne Frederick is cast as Kendra, an ant attack survivor who'll play a pivotal role in deciphering the ant's mysterious existence.
• Cast: Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford, Robert Henderson, Helen Horton, Saul Bass, Mayo Simon, Barry N. Malzberg
• Director: Saul Bass
• Runtime: 1:24
• Company: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment Inc., OliveFilms
• Media Format: Movie