Phase IV 4K UHD

Release Year: 1974

Runtime: 86 min

Rating: PG

Director: Saul Bass

Cast: Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford, Robert Henderson

Studios: Paramount Pictures, Alced Productions, PBR Productions

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

Special Features:

4K UHD Disc

Contains the 84-minute Theatrical Version of PHASE IV presented in HDR and newly restored from its 35mm original camera negative with the following sound options: original English mono soundtrack and a brand new commentary track with film historian Matthew Asprey Gear.

Blu-ray Disc 1

Contains the 90-minute Director’s Version of PHASE IV with the following sound options: English mono soundtrack featuring the never-before-on-home-video theatrical version and the English mono soundtrack from the Los Angeles, CA preview screening (with extra narration) when those additional, alternate scenes were shown.

The Making of PHASE IV

A brand new (9 min) featurette by critic and historian Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Murphy, screenwriter Mayo Simon, archivist Sean Savage and design historian/Saul Bass biographer Pat Kirkham.

Formicide Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of PHASE IV

A brand new (15 mins) a brand new featurette with composer Brian Gascoigne and electronic music artist David Vorhaus.

Deleted shots and sequences

2 min

Raw footage from Saul Bass’ original ending montage sequence

16 min

Theatrical trailer

Still gallery

Technical Specifications:

• HDR
• DTS-HD
• 5.1