USA, 29 September 1970
72m
35mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American science fiction television film directed by Ted Post.
Plot Summary
A couple are stranded in a small western town where they discover that an alien force is turning the townspeople into zombies.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Ted Post
© MCMLXX [1970] by Bing Crosby Productions Inc
Bing Crosby Productions, a service of Cox Broadcasting Corporation. A Bing Crosby production
Produced by: Everett Chambers
Teleplay by: Everett Chambers, Robert Specht
From a Novel by: Jerry Sohl
Director of Photography: Robert B. Hauser
Film Editor: Michael Kahn
Post-production Supervisor: Houseley Stevenson
Music by: Bernard Segall
Music Supervisor: Milton Lustig
Sound Effects: James L. Klinger
Titles & Opticals by: Cinefex/Phill Norman
Art Director: Howard Hollander
Ford Vehicles Furnished by: The Ford Motor Company
Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios
Cast
James Franciscus [Clay Howard
Lee Grant [Marjorie Howard
Scott Marlowe [Matt Russell
Andrew Prine [Fess Beany/Noel
Tisha Sterling [Annie Fletcher/Naillil]
Leslie Nielsen (Sheriff Henshaw)
Morris Buchanan (Mr Hale)
John Kellogg (Mr Fletcher)
Virginia Vincent (Mrs Crawford)
Cliff Carnell (Spencer)
Victor Izay (Jeff Pardee)
Raymond Mayo (Joe Landers)
Russell Thorson (Dr Smithers)
Nancy Valentine (May)
Alternative Titles
Amore extraterrestre – Italy
Les esclaves de la nuit – Canada (French)
Escravos da Noite – Brazil
Pueblo de fantasmas – Spain
真夜中の目撃者 – Japan
Links
See also
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.20 pp.42, 43, 46
- Écran Fantastique no.3 1973 p.12
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.213 no.7 (1 October 1970) p.7
Books
- Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television by Fraser A. Sherman pp.131-132
- Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-Series 1964-1979 by Alvin H. Marill p.45 – illustrated credits, synopsis
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.335
