Cinematic background from The Swarm 1978 - Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

The Swarm

1978

Horror, Thriller

Directors:
Irwin Allen
Writers:
Arthur Herzog III, Stirling Silliphant
Official poster of The Swarm 1978 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of children are playing in the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person in a spacesuit and a helmet is surrounded by bees; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A red car is on fire in a parking lot; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman sitting in a car looking out the window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of fire; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person in a white suit holding a gun; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man standing in front of a cash register; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man wearing a uniform looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A young boy is crying in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A young boy sitting in front of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a military uniform looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older woman holding a bouquet of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of people in orange suits are walking in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a police officer's uniform looks through a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A couple of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A woman's face as a man looks on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A woman putting her head on another woman's head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Two men in protective suits spraying a car on fire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a uniform is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older woman sitting on a train looking out the window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An orange van driving down a road near a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man in an orange uniform holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of people sitting on a bus playing chess; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of people sitting on a train; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a building; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A large building that has a dome on top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman embracing each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of people sitting in chairs in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man sitting in front of another man in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man wearing a uniform looking at a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman face to face in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a lab coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Two people in a helicopter with one of the pilots looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in front of an old school bus; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man wearing a cowboy hat and plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other holding yellow flowers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A view of a bunch of planes on the tarmac; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A television screen showing a woman's face in front of people in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Three young boys are picking berries off the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man in a suit and tie in front of a television; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a suit and beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing an orange jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man holding a coffee cup in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a trench coat is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person in a spacesuit and a helmet standing in front of a fire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a military uniform talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A street scene with cars parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man standing in front of a control panel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing an orange shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a helmet is standing next to a glass jar; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a military uniform looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man sitting in front of a mirror in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man in uniform talking to another man in uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man looking at himself in the mirror in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a suit and tie holding a briefcase; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man standing in front of an audio system in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man in a tan jacket is talking to another man in a black suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a cliff; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person with a fire background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Two men are facing each other in front of fire; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man wearing a uniform is speaking into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a helmet in an elevator room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of people standing in front of a car on fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of men in suits and ties sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of people riding bikes down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man standing in front of two other men in an elevator; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man talking on a phone next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older woman sitting on a train reading a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Two young boys are riding their bikes down the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – Two men in spacesuits working on a project; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older woman in an orange shirt looking surprised; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A man and a woman sitting in the drivers seat of an orange car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – An older man in a military uniform sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swarm” (1978), directed by Irwin Allen – A group of men in white suits and helmets; Medium shot, High angle