The Swarm
1978 film directed by Irwin Allen
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Summary
The Swarm is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,725 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Irwin Allen[3]
- Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant[4]
- Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[5]
- Genre: horror film[6], science fiction film[7], adventure film[8], disaster film[9]
- Cast member: Michael Caine[10], Katharine Ross[11], Richard Widmark[12], Richard Chamberlain[13], Olivia de Havilland[14], Ben Johnson[15], Lee Grant[16], José Ferrer[17], Patty Duke[18], Slim Pickens[19], Bradford Dillman[20], Fred MacMurray[21], Henry Fonda[22], Cameron Mitchell[23]
- Producer: Irwin Allen[24]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Warner Bros. Pictures[26]
- Director of photography: Fred Koenekamp[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 3.8/10[30], 30/100[31], 9%[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: July 14, 1978[35], July 25, 1978[36], August 5, 1978[37], September 7, 1978[38], September 13, 1978[39], September 14, 1978[40], September 18, 1978[41], October 6, 1978[42], October 20, 1978[43], October 26, 1978[44], November 1, 1978[45], December 14, 1978[46], January 14, 1979[47], March 31, 1979[48]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[49]
- Narrative location: Texas[50]
- Filming location: Houston[51]
- Main subject: insect[52]
- Film editor: Harold F. Kress[53]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[54]
- Title: The Swarm[55]
- MPA film rating: PG[56]
- Different from: Foursquare Swarm[57], The Swarm[58]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[59]
- Duration: 116 minutes[60], 114 minutes[61]
Why It Matters
The Swarm has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]