The Savage Bees

*The Savage Bees*
The Savage Bees
Written by	Guerdon Trueblood
Directed by	Bruce Geller
Starring	Ben Johnson; Michael Parks; Paul Hecht; Gretchen Corbett; Horst Buchholz; Bruce French; James Best; Carol Sutton; Bill Holliday
Music by	Walter Murphy
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer	Bruce Geller
Cinematography	Richard Glouner
Editors	Bud Friedgen; George Hively
Running time	80 minutes
Production companies	Alan Landsburg Productions; Don Kirshner Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 22, 1976

The Savage Bees is a 1976 American television horror film directed by Bruce Geller. The plot follows a swarm of killer bees brought to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and a scientist's attempt to stop them. Though only screened on television in North America, the film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom. It won an Emmy Award for Best Sound Mixing.^[3]

Cast

Ben Johnson as Sheriff Donald McKew
Michael Parks as Dr. Jeff DuRand
Paul Hecht as Dr. Rufus Carter
Gretchen Corbett as Jeannie Deveraux
Horst Buchholz as Dr. Jorge Meuller
Bruce French as Police Lieutenant
James Best as Pellegrino
Carol Sutton as Mrs. Compher^[4]
Bill Holliday as Deputy Stilt
Don Hood as Deputy Churn

Sequel

A sequel, Terror Out of the Sky, was released in 1978.

References

^ "The Savage Bees 1976 film". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "The Savage Bees". terrortrap.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "The Savage Bees". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "The Savage Bees 1976". radiotimes.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

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[1] "The Savage Bees 1976 film". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[2] "The Savage Bees". terrortrap.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[3] "The Savage Bees". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[4] "The Savage Bees 1976". radiotimes.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

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