Rod Serling

David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.

Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.

Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.

Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.

Celebrating 60 years of the landmark television series, this all-new documentary takes viewers on a journey into the fertile imagination and the life of creator Rod Serling. This insightful chronicle provides viewers with a closer look at the life experiences that inspired Serling's unique blend of thought-provoking and visionary storytelling -- from his experiences as a paratrooper in world war 2, to his early writing days in live television, and ultimately the creation of the classic Twilight Zone series. Friends, collaborators, and members of the Serling family share details on the man whose fertile imagination provided the foundation for this groundbreaking and influential storytelling phenomenon that has inspired audiences across the globe for nearly six decades.

A man tries to convince his skeptical friend that he has invented a trap for catching extraterrestrials.

The Christmas Fantasy "Night of the Meek" starring Art Carney as a drunken department-store Santa who experiences quite an epiphany on Christmas Eve. And “Five Characters in search of an exit”.

The Christmas Fantasy "Night of the Meek" starring Art Carney as a drunken department-store Santa who experiences quite an epiphany on Christmas Eve. And “Five Characters in search of an exit”.

A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Beaumont was responsible for penning some of the most memorable Twilight Zone episodes before his untimely death at age 38.

A man facing middle-age and a failing marriage finds a time slip that can take him back to the end of the nineteenth century.

Set in 1969, Abel Shaddick, a crotchety deli owner, has a grudge against virtually everyone in his upstate New York town of Fairview, particularly against his slacker nephew Stanley who lives behind the shop. Without telling his uncle, Stanley agrees to put up a needy city kid for the summer as part of a charity program run by rich debutante Gloria. Abel immediately vetoes the plan, but it is too late. The kid, young Herman Washington, is already on his way...

In a futuristic desert hamlet, a ruthless town boss lynches a falsely accused Native American teen, setting the stage for revolt and a clash with a troubled, drunken sheriff.

Año 1943. Ghetto judío de Varsovia. Polonia ocupada por los nazis. Los oficiales de las SS creían que los judíos eran infrahumanos y, por lo tanto, tenían la misma condición que los animales. El rabino Adán Séller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) y su hija Rachel (Elina Löwensohn), igual que el resto de judíos, pasaban hambre y tenían un miedo constante a la posibilidad de ser enviados a un campo de concentración. El rabino, un hombre pacífico, intentaba animar a los otros para que tuvieran un poco de esperanza y continuaran rogando. Pero en los momentos más difíciles, donde era evidente la superioridad de los nazis, Adán y toda su familia veía como el sufrimiento no cesaba, a pesar de sus llamadas al cielo..

The life and career of the renowned television writer and creator of the classic science fiction series, "The Twilight Zone."

El Coronel Casey descubre lo que parece ser loa planes del general Lloyd para utilizar ejercicios militares falsos para ayudar a Jack Giddings en sus planes de eliminar al presidente de Foster de su cargo.

Rod Serling es el autor de las dos historias que componen esta película. En la primera, llamada 'El teatro', una chica ve durante la proyección de una película, escenas de su propia vida mezcladas en la pantalla, incluido un terrorífico futuro. En la segunda, 'Donde la muerte está', un médico practica la autopsia a un hombre fallecido durante una operación de apendicitis, descubriendo que doce años antes había sufrido una fractura de cráneo a la que hubiera sido imposible sobrevivir.

Rod Serling es el autor de las dos historias que componen esta película. En la primera, llamada 'El teatro', una chica ve durante la proyección de una película, escenas de su propia vida mezcladas en la pantalla, incluido un terrorífico futuro. En la segunda, 'Donde la muerte está', un médico practica la autopsia a un hombre fallecido durante una operación de apendicitis, descubriendo que doce años antes había sufrido una fractura de cráneo a la que hubiera sido imposible sobrevivir.

A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and intellectual impact of this emigre population on American life.

Dos amigos viajan de noche en automóvil y para pasar el rato comienzan a rememorar la serie Twilight Zone. Así, veremos cuatro historias: la de un racista que sufre en carne propia sus prejuicios; la de un grupo de ancianos que viven en una residencia y evocan su infancia; la de una maestra que durante un viaje conoce a un niño con extraños poderes, y la del pasajero de un avión, que tiene pánico a volar y descubre a un gremlin que está posado sobre el ala del aeroplano, destrozando el motor.

Dos amigos viajan de noche en automóvil y para pasar el rato comienzan a rememorar la serie Twilight Zone. Así, veremos cuatro historias: la de un racista que sufre en carne propia sus prejuicios; la de un grupo de ancianos que viven en una residencia y evocan su infancia; la de una maestra que durante un viaje conoce a un niño con extraños poderes, y la del pasajero de un avión, que tiene pánico a volar y descubre a un gremlin que está posado sobre el ala del aeroplano, destrozando el motor.

Dos amigos viajan de noche en automóvil y para pasar el rato comienzan a rememorar la serie Twilight Zone. Así, veremos cuatro historias: la de un racista que sufre en carne propia sus prejuicios; la de un grupo de ancianos que viven en una residencia y evocan su infancia; la de una maestra que durante un viaje conoce a un niño con extraños poderes, y la del pasajero de un avión, que tiene pánico a volar y descubre a un gremlin que está posado sobre el ala del aeroplano, destrozando el motor.

Un policía de origen italiano investiga el asesinato de varias personas de elevada posición. Siempre, en la escena del crimen, encuentra el dibujo de una salamandra. A medida que avanza la investigación, el agente empieza a sospechar que estos asesinatos podrían formar parte de un complot para hacerse con el control del gobierno.

A documentary exploring the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings. Hosted by the LEGENDARY Rod Serling. This was considered his "coming out the closet" in regards to his deep belief in UFOs just before his death from cancer.

El mundo vive asolado por una epidemia, pero los científicos no son capaces de encontrar una cura para erradicarla. Se sabe que el doctor Josué Herrera descubrió un tratamiento en 1871, pero, al parecer, pereció en el gran Incendio de Chicago. Unos científicos, que han ideado una máquina del tiempo, le proponen al doctor Clint Earnshaw que viaje hasta 1871 y obtenga muestras de la cura de Henderson. Earnshaw y su colega realizan el viaje en el tiempo hasta 1871 pero, por un error de cálculo, llegan la víspera del terrible incendio.

The curse of the legendary blue Hope Diamond on all its owners is dramatized from the gem's discovery in 17th Century India until its donation to the Smithsonian Institute.

This documentary examines the speculation that aliens have visited Earth in ancient times, and built structures to which they will return at a future date.

Swan, el mayor productor musical de su época, capaz de crear éxito tras éxito, busca un nuevo sonido para inaugurar su nuevo templo del Rock llamado “El Paraíso”. Para ello, encierra y roba a Winslow Leach, un compositor desfigurado y completamente desconocido, el trabajo de toda su vida, una versión Rock del mito alemán “Fausto”. Pero Leach, una vez en libertad, se enamora de la nueva estrella de la canción promocionada por el magnate y comenzará su particular venganza contra Swan.

A documentary about unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

An examination of mysteries of the ancient world and their connection to the possibility that aliens visited Earth.

The tragic story of a heavyweight prizefighter at the end of his career.

Rod Serling narrates a look at the consequences of the 1946 atomic testing at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Dubbed "Operation Crossroads," the tests included dozens of blasts that sunk a fleet of nearby warships. Serling's narration follows a team of expert divers as they navigate the derelict warships. Serling's expert narration combines with the otherwordly imagery to create a very interesting experience.

An edited version of the 1970 German documentary "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" (Chariots of the Gods), this examines the theory that aliens have landed on Earth in ancient times and were responsible for many of mankind's oldest mysteries.

Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from a mist-shrouded hole in the Earth near where a Missouri boy has lost his dog. The boy's father is lowered into the hole and lets out an agonizing scream! Finally, a senator returning home from a party finds a lost girl on a bridge and learns from her father that she died years earlier

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.

A story of the friendship between an elderly Jewish man and a young African-American boy set during the Vietnam War.

This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.

This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.

The protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.

George Taylor forma parte de una tripulación de astronautas a bordo de una nave espacial -en una misión de larga duración- que se estrella en un planeta desconocido y aparentemente carente de vida inteligente. Sin embargo, pronto se da cuenta de que el lugar está gobernado por una raza de simios inteligentes que esclavizan a los seres humanos, que carecen de la facultad del habla. Cuando su líder, el doctor Zaius, descubre con horror la facultad de hablar de Taylor, decide que lo mejor es exterminarlo.

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.

A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.

Historia de unos modernos piratas que intentan secuestrar y robar el famoso trasatlántico Queen Mary.

Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man.

En plena Guerra Fría, se sospecha que un enigmático general pretende derrocar al Presidente de EE.UU. por medio de un golpe de estado. El Presidente dispone sólo de siete días para encontrar pruebas que le permitan abortar el golpe.

Andy is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife who treats his staff badly. On the same night he starts a job at a theater in Los Angeles his infant son is kidnapped. Despite requests from the lead police officer on the case, Lieutenant Bonner, Paxton plays along with the kidnappers as they string him along even though they are willing to kill.

Tras ser noqueado por Cassius Clay, a Mountain Rivera ya no le queda nada que hacer en un ring. Dada su edad y las lesiones sufridas a lo largo de su carrera, su entrenador le recomienda que busque un nuevo trabajo. Sin embargo, su representante necesita que vuelva a enfrentarse a Clay...

A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.

Tras el atraco a un banco fronterizo, Johnny Río es traicionado por Dad, su mejor amigo y compañero de correrías. Apresado por la policía mexicana, pasa cinco amargos años en la prision de Sonora, durante los cuales, vive obsesionado con la idea de vengarse del traidor. Tras ser puesto en libertad, visita a Dad, quese ha convertido en un hombre respetable y es el sheriff de Monterrey. Cuando Dad le presenta a su hijastra Louisa, Jonnhy queda prendado de su belleza y la seduce.

Harvey Hunnicut is the stereotypical used car salesman: a fast talker who, to put it politely, is prone to stretching the truth about the cars he sells. He buys a used car from an old gentleman paying him far less that it's worth. After the deal, the old man tells him the car is haunted. Soon, Harvey finds that he can only tell the truth.

A luckless couple stumbles upon fortune when a genie materializes from a bottle in their antique shop. The genie grants them four wishes but warns them, prophetically, to be careful what you wish for.

Ernie Pandish has tried to be a writer for years and has never made much money out of it. But now he seems likely to hit the big-time.

The weakling sheriff of a small southwestern town allows a Mexican teenager to be lynched by a local mob for a crime he may not have committed.

After the first atom bomb test, scientists realize the bomb was more powerful than they expected - which may have terrible results.

Poco después de la Guerra de Secesión norteamericana (1861-1865), Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor), un antiguo pistolero reformado, se dedica a criar ganado en su rancho y lleva una vida pacífica. Su única preocupación es Tony, su hermano menor, un joven desequilibrado, inmaduro y fanfarrón al que Steve no ha conseguido enderezar. Cuando Tony regresa al rancho, acompañado de una desconocida (Julie London) con la que piensa casarse, se tensa la relación entre los dos hermanos. Pero lo que agrava definitivamente la situación es la llegada al valle de unos granjeros dispuestos a quedarse y cercar sus tierras.

A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.

"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.

Guerra de Corea (1950-1953). Después de pasar dos años prisionero en un campo de concentración, el Capitán Edward Hall vuelve a los Estados Unidos y es acusado de colaborar con el enemigo.

An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.

Why are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price comes up with a terrifying explanation, but will anyone believe him?

Arriving in Washington, a freshman senator gets an experienced advisor who warns him not to continue a heated feud with his state's senior salon, held over from his father. But later in a drunken jag, he blurts out secret evidence that can end the career of the older man.

Staples, a successful plant operator, is brought in from Ohio to take an executive position at Ramsey & Co. in New York. He forms a friendship with Briggs, the long-time vice president, but it soon becomes apparent that Walter Ramsey, who has inherited the position of CEO, is grooming Staples to replace Briggs. Ramsey will not fire Briggs, instead doing everything he can to humiliate and sabotage Briggs until he resigns.

Staples, a successful plant operator, is brought in from Ohio to take an executive position at Ramsey & Co. in New York. He forms a friendship with Briggs, the long-time vice president, but it soon becomes apparent that Walter Ramsey, who has inherited the position of CEO, is grooming Staples to replace Briggs. Ramsey will not fire Briggs, instead doing everything he can to humiliate and sabotage Briggs until he resigns.

"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

A school bus driver (Jack Warden) is fired by the local school board when he refuses to sign a loyalty oath. This was a pilot for a proposed anthology series that didn't sell.

Major Gaylord grapples with a vexing command in the Korean War. Aired by Studio One in Hollywood, sponsored by Westinghouse.

Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life. His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so. Enraged, Joe beats the old man senseless and runs away to his father's home, where he also finds his wife. A police detective comes around about the beating (which will soon to become a murder) and Joe insists he's innocent. Joe tells his wife and father he's a changed man and he's only a suspect because of his prior conviction. Barbie and Fred struggle with their desire to believe Joe's plea versus their fear he'll never change.

In the 1850s, the small mid western college of Antioch faces going out of business unless it changes school policy and takes on wealthy clientèle to pay their mounting debts. Their stalwart dean, Horace Mann, refuses and would rather go down to defeat than betray his principles. At the moment that all seems lost, a benefactor steps in to rescue them.

Describes how beautiful figures are selected and matched together. Shows how hardwood plywood is made in engineered panels to provide maximum durability and stability to bring the authenticity and beauty of the world's finest cabinet woods within the budget of the average American family.

Hosted by Rod Serling, this film documents the phenomenon surrounding guru Sathya Sai Baba.