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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.
- Brian Gascoigne
- Saul Bass
- Paul Radin
Phase IV: Directed by Saul Bass. With Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford. Suddenly, desert ants form a group intelligence and wage war on the humans. It's up to a couple of scientists and a girl to stop them
- UHF
- 3 min
- Saul Bass
Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists (Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy) and a woman (Lynne Frederick).
- (19)
- Saul Bass
- PG
- Nigel Davenport
Mar 7, 2016 · Phase IV is a 1974 sci-fi thriller directed by Saul Bass, featuring ants that evolve and fight back against humans. The film explores themes of communication, ecology, and alien intelligence in a stunning and surreal visual style.
A visually inventive science-fiction story, Phase IV concerns a group of research scientists working in the Arizona desert who find themselves confronted by an Army of super-intelligent mutant ants. The results are more intelligent than the description would lead you to believe, and Nigel Davenport and Michael Murphy turn in good performances ...
A group of people are trapped in a desert lab by a swarm of intelligent ants that hunt them down. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read the reviews and discussions of this cult classic film.