Killer Bees (1974 film)
Appearance
Killer Bees | |
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Genre | Horror |
Written by | John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington |
Directed by | Curtis Harrington |
Starring | Gloria Swanson Kate Jackson Craig Stevens Edward Albert John Getz |
Theme music composer | David Shire |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ron Bernstein Howard Rosenman |
Cinematography | Jack Woolf |
Editors | Robert A. Daniels John W. Holmes |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Production company | Robert Stigwood Organization |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | February 26, 1974 |
Killer Bees is a 1974 American made-for-television horror film starring Gloria Swanson. Directed by Curtis Harrington, it had a very small cast, including Kate Jackson, Craig Stevens, John Getz, and Edward Albert. The film originally aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on February 26, 1974.
Plot
Madame VanBohlen, a strong-willed woman and matriarch of her family, not only runs her family wine business, but she also has a mysterious power; she has psychic control over a swarm of "killer bees" that reside in her vineyard.
Cast
- Gloria Swanson: Madame Van Bohlen
- Kate Jackson: Victoria Wells
- Edward Albert: Edward Van Bohlen
- John Getz: Attendant
- Craig Stevens: Rudolf Van Bohlen
- Don McGovern: Mathias Van Bohlen
- Roger Davis: Dr. Helmut Van Bohlen
- John S. Ragin: Sergeant Jeffreys
- Liam Dunn: Zeb Tucker
- Heather Ann Bostain: Roseanna / Housekeeper
- Don Gentry: Lineman (as Donald Gentry)
- Jack Perkins: Salesman
- Robert L. Balzer: Minister
- Dan Woodworth: Townsman (as Daniel Woodworth)
Production crew
- Director: Curtis Harrington
- Writers: Joyce Hooper Corrington, John William Corrington
- Producers: Zvi Howard Rosenman, Ron Bernstein
- Editors: John W. Holmes, Robert A. Daniels
- Cinematographer: Jack Woolf
- Composer: David Shire
- Production design: Joel Schumacher
- Set decoration: Charles B. Pierce
- Special effects: Henry Millar
- Visual effects: Frank Van der Veer
Awards
Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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1975 | Saturn Award | Won | Special Achievement in Television | Curtis Harrington |
See also
- List of American films of 1974
- The Deadly Bees, a 1966 film
- The Savage Bees, a 1976 TV-movie
- Terror Out of the Sky, a 1978 TV-movie
- The Swarm, a 1978 film
External links
- Killer Bees at IMDb
- Killer Bees at AllMovie
- Killer Bees at Spout.com[permanent dead link]
- Killer Bees at MSN Movies
Categories:
- 1974 films
- 1974 television films
- American natural horror films
- American science fiction horror films
- American science fiction television films
- American films
- Horror television films
- English-language films
- ABC Movie of the Week
- Films directed by Curtis Harrington
- Films scored by David Shire
- Films about insects
- 1970s science fiction horror films
- American television film stubs
- Science fiction horror film stubs