The Swarm (1978)

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4.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Irwin Allen

Starring (View all)

Michael Caine
Brad Crane

Katharine Ross
Capt. Helena Anderson

Richard Widmark
Gen. Slater

Richard Chamberlain
Dr. Hubbard

Olivia de Havilland
Maureen Schuester

Ben Johnson
Felix

Lee Grant
Anne MacGregor

José Ferrer
Dr. Andrews

Written by

Stirling Silliphant
(screenplay)

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13 years, 6 months ago at Oct 18 12:31

dappa1975

i personally hate alot of one thing. alot being millions - this films gives me the creeps - but it is what it is and dose it well.

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12 years, 9 months ago at Jul 13 20:01

Citizen Caine

So, it's the late seventies and Michael Caine has moved to the US, looking to establish himself as a leading actor in Hollywood. His first port of call? The disaster movie. Paul Newman and Steve McQueen had just made The Towering Inferno which, along with The Poseidon Adventure, had been a huge commercial success under producer Irwin Allen. And after eyeing up a million dollar house in Beverly Hil... read more

A bad movie

11 years, 5 months ago at Nov 1 8:45

johanlefourbe

I had some rather low expectations about this flick but since Michael Caine and Henry Fonda were starring, I thought I should give it a try anyway. Eventually, it was even worse than I thought… Basically, it was probably the worst disaster flick I have ever seen (or maybe ‘When Time Ran Out...’ was even worse, I’m not sure…). Anyway, for more than 2 hours, you get some pathetic special e... read more

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A huge swarm of deadly African killer bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.

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