Rage (1972 film)

Rage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge C. Scott
Written byPhilip Friedman
Dan Kleinman
Produced byFred Weintraub
StarringGeorge C. Scott
Martin Sheen
Richard Basehart
Barnard Hughes
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byLalo Schifrin
Production
companies
Getty and Fromkess Corp.
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1972 (1972-11-22)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rage is a 1972 American environmental thriller film directed by George C. Scott in his feature directorial debut, and starring Scott, Richard Basehart, Martin Sheen, and Barnard Hughes. The plot, which is inspired by the 1968 Dugway sheep incident, follows a rancher and his family who are fatally exposed to a military lab's poison gas.

The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 22, 1972. It received mixed reviews.