The Savage Bees | |
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Written by | Guerdon Trueblood |
Directed by | Bruce Geller |
Starring | |
Composer | Walter Murphy |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Bruce Geller |
Cinematography | Richard C. Glouner |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | November 22, 1976 |
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Terror Out of the Sky |
The Savage Bees is a 1976 American natural horror television film directed and produced by Bruce Geller and written by Guerdon Trueblood. The film stars Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Gretchen Corbett, and Horst Buchholz. It follows a swarm of killer bees threatening people during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
The Savage Bees premiered on NBC in the United States on November 22, 1976, as part of Monday Night at the Movies.[1][2][3] The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Columbia-Warner Distributors on April 23, 1978.
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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1977 | 29th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing | Alan Bernard Robert L. Harman Eddie J. Nelson George E. Porter |
Won | [4] |
A sequel, titled Terror Out of the Sky, was directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Guerdon Trueblood and Doris Silverton. It premiered on CBS in the United States on December 26, 1978.[5]