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The Savage Bees is a 1976 American made-for-television horror film directed by Bruce Geller. The plot of the film is that a boat from Brazil lands in New Orleans, Louisiana with the entire crew dead. The coroner advises the Sheriff that the cause of the crew’s death was from bee stings. The Sheriff and an entomologist start a hunt to locate the bee hive and destroy it prior to Mardi Gras.
Original Release
11/22/1976
US Release
11/22/1976
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Johnson | Sheriff Donald McKew |
Michael Parks | Dr. Jeff DuRand |
Paul Hecht | Dr. Rufus Carter |
Gretchen Corbett | Jeannie Devereaux |
Horst Buchholz | Dr. Jorge Meuller / Dr. Jorge Mueller |
Bruce French | Police Lieutenant |
James Best | Pelligrino / Pellegrino |
David L. Gray | Coast Guard Lieutenant |
Richard Charles Boyle | Coast Guard Chief |
Eliott Keener | Freighter Boatswain |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Johnson | Sheriff Donald McKew |
Michael Parks | Dr. Jeff DuRand |
Paul Hecht | Dr. Rufus Carter |
Gretchen Corbett | Jeannie Devereaux |
Horst Buchholz | Dr. Jorge Meuller / Dr. Jorge Mueller |
Bruce French | Police Lieutenant |
James Best | Pelligrino / Pellegrino |
David L. Gray | Coast Guard Lieutenant |
Richard Charles Boyle | Coast Guard Chief |
Eliott Keener | Freighter Boatswain |
Boardman O'Connor | Freighter Captain |
Danny Barker | Taxicab Driver / Taxi Driver |
Don Hood | Deputy Churn |
Bill Holliday | Deputy Stilt |
Carol Sutton | Mrs. Compher |
Tiffany Gautier Chase | Julie Compher |
Shirl Cieutat | Mrs. Bryant |
Judy Langford | TV Interviewer |
Lyla Hay Owen | Mrs. McKew |
James Bowers | Morgue Technician |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Merrill Grant | Executive Producer |
Don Kirshner | Executive Producer |
Alan Landsburg | Executive Producer |
Bruce Geller | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing | Won |