---
title: 'The Satan Bug (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Sturges'
released: '1965-04-14'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-satan-bug-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059678/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Satan Bug (1965)

1965 · 114 min · Science Fiction, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Satan Bug is a 1965 American crime science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. The screenplay by James Clavell and Edward Anhalt was loosely based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean, written under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. The film score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The film featured the first use of a stabilized camera mount, invented by Nelson Tyler, placed on a helicopter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sturges)
- **Producer:** [John Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sturges)
- **Screenplay:** [James Clavell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-clavell), [Edward Anhalt](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-anhalt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)
- **Editor:** [Ferris Webster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferris-webster)

## Cast

- [Simon Oakland](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-oakland)
- [Richard Bull](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bull)
- [John Larkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-larkin)
- [Henry Beckman](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-beckman)
- [James Hong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hong)
- [Ed Asner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-asner)
- [Dana Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-andrews)
- [Richard Basehart](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-basehart)
- [John Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-anderson)
- [Frank Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sutton)
- [Tol Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/tol-avery)
- [Hari Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/hari-rhodes)
- [James Doohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-doohan)
- [Anne Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-francis)
- [George Maharis](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-maharis)

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