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6.1A US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released 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.
Released: 1965-03-26114 minDir: John SturgesScience Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
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Cast
- George Maharis as Lee Barrett
- Richard Basehart as Dr. Gregor Hoffman
- Anne Francis as Ann Williams
- Dana Andrews as Gen. Williams
- John Larkin as Dr. Leonard Michaelson
- Richard Bull as Eric Cavanaugh
Themes
- florida
- suicide
- california
- biological weapon
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- escape
- thief
- laboratory
- scientist
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
3,331 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
- Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 264764
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- publication date
- 1965-04-14
- title
- The Satan Bug
- Commons category
- The Satan Bug
- review score
- 6.1/10
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1960s science fiction thriller films1960s spy thriller films1965 American films1965 English-language films1965 films1965 science fiction filmsAmerican science fiction thriller filmsAmerican spy thriller filmsEnglish-language science fiction thriller filmsEnglish-language spy thriller filmsFilms about infectious diseasesFilms based on British novelsFilms based on science fiction novelsFilms based on works by Alistair MacLeanFilms directed by John SturgesFilms scored by Jerry GoldsmithFilms set in CaliforniaFilms shot in CaliforniaFilms with screenplays by Edward AnhaltFilms with screenplays by James ClavellRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited Artists films