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| Director: | John Sturges | 
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| Writer: | James Clavell, Alistair MacLean, Edward Anhalt | 
| Staring: | 
| A 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 26, 1965 | 
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| Director: | John Sturges | 
| Writer: | James Clavell, Alistair MacLean, Edward Anhalt | 
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | suicide, california, robbery, based on novel or book, florida, biological weapon, thief, laboratory, escape, scientist, agent, biological warfare, virus, germ warfare | 
| Production Companies | The Mirisch Company | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| George Maharis | Lee Barrett | 
| Richard Basehart | Dr. Gregor Hoffman | 
| Anne Francis | Ann Williams | 
| Dana Andrews | Gen. Williams | 
| John Larkin | Dr. Leonard Michaelson | 
| Richard Bull | Eric Cavanaugh | 
| Frank Sutton | Henchman Donald | 
| Ed Asner | Henchman Veretti | 
| Simon Oakland | Tasserly | 
| John Anderson | Agent Reagan | 
| John Clarke | Guard Lt. Raskin | 
| Hari Rhodes | Guard Lt. Johnson | 
| Martin Blaine | Martin | 
| Henry Beckman | Dr. Baxter | 
| Harry Lauter | Fake SDI Agent | 
| James Hong | Dr. Yang | 
| Russ Bender | Desk Guard Mason | 
| Harold Gould | Dr. Ostrer (uncredited) | 
| Lee Remick | Waitress | 
| William Bryant | Lead Agent "X-Ray", drives car | 
| James Doohan | Second Agent "X-Ray", scratches hand | 
| Michael Barrier | Helicopter Pilot Henchman | 
| Tol Avery | Detective Captain at Baseball Stadium | 
| John Hubbard | Guard | 
| Name | Job | 
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| James Clavell | Screenplay | 
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting | 
| Charles Vassar | Set Decoration | 
| Ferris Webster | Editor | 
| Herman A. Blumenthal | Art Direction | 
| Alistair MacLean | Novel | 
| Edward Anhalt | Screenplay | 
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer | 
| John Sturges | Director | 
| Robert Surtees | Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
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| John Sturges | Producer | 
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