The Satan Bug (1965)

The Satan Bug (1965) (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
119 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Sturges

Written By:
Alistair MacLean
James Clavell

Actors:
George Maharis ..... Lee Barrett
Richard Basehart ..... Dr. Gregor Hoffman
Anne Francis ..... Ann Williams
Dana Andrews ..... Gen. Williams
John Larkin ..... Dr. Leonard Michaelson
Richard Bull ..... Eric Cavanaugh
Frank Sutton ..... Donald
Edward Asner ..... Veretti
Simon Oakland ..... Tasserly
John Anderson ..... Agent Reagan
John Clarke ..... Lt. Raskin
Hari Rhodes ..... Lt. Johnson
Martin Blaine ..... Henchman Posing as Henry Martin
Henry Beckman ..... Dr. Baxter
Harry Lauter ..... Fake SDI Agent

Synopsis:

Adapted from an Alistair MacLean novel, The Satan Bug is one of the best efforts in the 'deadly virus at large' genre. Insane scientist Dr. Hoffman (Richard Basehart) steals several vials containing a lethal germ culture from a government lab. Hoffman has been unhinged by the notion of the government playing God and now it's his turn to do the same. Hot on his trail are Lee Barrett, a scientific investigator (George Maharis) and Ann, a general's daughter (Anne Francis). The climax, which seems to have been borrowed from the 1939 Bela Lugosi serial The Phantom Creeps, finds Maharis wrestling with the controls of a runaway helicopter, wherein the deadly vials are being jostled about.

Lee Barrett was until recently a security officer at Station 3, a top secret government laboratory. He was fired for insubordination but is called back to duty by General Williams when biological warfare agents are stolen from the facility. Of particular concern is the Satan Bug, a new and particularly virulent bacteriological weapon that could, if released, destroy all of mankind in a few weeks or months. The thief threatens to release the Satan Bug in a public place and Barrett races against time to stop him.

A germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named The Satan Bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 25 August, 2025.