The 45th anniversary edition of the film, which includes the restored ending, is now available as a Digital download from Apple TV.
Phase IV was both the first and last directorial effort from Saul Bass, whose legendary work as a title, storyboard and poster designer includes Psycho, Vertigo, West Side Story, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Shining, Big, Goodfellas and Casino.
In Phase IV, desert ants suddenly form a collective intelligence and begin to wage war on the inhabitants.