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Phase IV

1974 · 86 min

A slow, eerie descent into alien intelligence, where the desert itself seems to watch and the line between human and insect blurs.

Directed by
Saul Bass
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
The day the Earth was turned into a cemetery!
Overview
Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

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Directed by
Saul Bass
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • technology
  • nature
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Saul Bass
Written by
Mayo Simon
Starring
Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford, Robert Henderson, Helen Horton, David Healy
Music
Brian Gascoigne
Cinematography
Dick Bush
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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