Lee Barrett was until recently a security officer at Station 3, a top secret government laboratory. He was fired for insubordination but is called back to duty by General Williams when biological warfare agents are stolen from the facility. Of particular concern is the Satan Bug, a new and particularly virulent bacteriological weapon that could, if released, destroy all of mankind in a few weeks or months. The thief threatens to release the Satan Bug in a public place and Barrett races against time to stop him.

The Satan Bug (1965)
  • Rating: (1,050 votes)
  • Tagline:The price for uncovering the secret of the satan bug comes high - YOUR LIFE! »
  • Runtime:114 minutes
  • Director: John Sturges
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Lee Barrett
    George Maharis
    Dr. Gregor Hoffman
    Richard Basehart
    Ann Williams
    Anne Francis
    Gen. Williams
    Dana Andrews
    Dr. Leonard Michaelson
    John Larkin
    Eric Cavanaugh
    Richard Bull
    Donald
    Frank Sutton
    Veretti
    Edward Asner
    Tasserly
    Simon Oakland
    Agent Reagan
    John Anderson
  • Genres:Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Producer:
    John Sturges
    producer  
  • Plots: A germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free 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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
The Satan Bug
  • User's comment:Satan Bug by enlcan

    A True gem that's always been overlooked. First saw it in the late sixties and it scared the heck outta me. See it every four or five years and I still enjoy it and get a little detail I'd missed, really well written.

    I was surprised when I checked who'd written it and I didn't know of Ian Stewart, turns out it was a pen name for Alistair McLean.

    George Maharis and Ann Francis are excellent and I always wonder why Maharis never really made it. He was a very good actor.

    The desert background always gave that lonely eerie feel.

    Also watch for James Doohan (Scottie) as a G Man in a bit role.


  • Quotes: Lee Barrett: He's floating at the bottom of the pool. Agent Reagan: [getting out of helicopter] Thanks. Helicopter pilot: Yes sir.
  • Also known as: Geheimagent Barrett greift ein (Austria - imdb display title), Geheimagent Barrett greift ein (West Germany - imdb display title), Alarm fra center 3 (Denmark - imdb display title), Bas 3 Top Secret (Sweden - imdb display title), Estación 3 ultrasecreta (Spain - imdb display title), I megali katadioxis (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Kalmankoura (Finland - imdb display title), O Veneno do Diabo (Portugal - imdb display title), Pokoli találmány (Hungary - imdb display title), Station 3 ultra secret (France - imdb display title), Stazione 3: top secret (Italy - imdb display title),

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