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.

In the Warsau ghetto of 1943, one man's struggle to keep his family together leads him to the ultimate crisis of faith and one final chance at redemption.

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

A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.

James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theater," a young woman attends a movie theater only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.

James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theater," a young woman attends a movie theater only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.

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.

첫번째 이야기, '빌에게 생긴 일'(존 랜디스 감독) 중년의 세일즈맨, 빌은 승진에 누락되어 심한 좌절감을 느끼고, 친구들에게 그동안 쌓인 불만을 늘어놓는다. 유태인인 골드만 때문에 승진에서 밀려났다고 생각하고 있는 빌. 그는 유태인 뿐만 아니라 유색 인종들에 대한 심한 반감을 큰소리로 떠들어 댄다. 혼자 술집을 나선 빌은 갑자기 자신이 낯선 곳에 와 있음을 깨닫게 되는데... 두번째 이야기, '꿈을 심어주는 노인'(스티븐 스필버그 감독) 퇴직한 늙은이들이 모여 사는 서니베일 양로원에는 각각 다른 성격의 노인들이 TV앞에 모여 앉아, 의미 없는 수다를 떨고, 지난날을 그리워하며 단조로운 일상을 보내고 있다. 어느날, 새로 들어온 볼룸씨는 어릴때 그들이 하던 깡통차기 놀이를 해 보자고 제안한다. 놀이를 시작하자마자 노인들은 다시 어린 시절의 모습으로 돌아가게 되지만... 세 번째 이야기, '이상한 소년'(죠 단테 감독) 일상적인 생활에 염증을 느끼던 헬렌은 허무하고 공허한 자신의 생활을 새롭게 해 줄 그 무언가를 찾아 여행을 떠난다. 여행 도중에 헬렌은 어느 조그만 간이 식당에서 안소니라는 소년을 만나게 된다. 그녀의 차에 부딪혀 넘어진 안소니를 집까지 데려다 주게 된다. 헬렌은 안소니 가족의 어색하리만큼 과장된 친절에 다소 당혹감을 느끼고... 네 번째 이야기, '발렌타인의 악몽'(죠지 밀러 감독) 심한 폭우와 짙은 구름을 뚫고, 요란한 소리를 내며, 비행기 한 대가 그 거대한 몸체를 움직이고 있다. 비행 공포증이 있는 발렌타인은 겁에 질려 화장실에 웅크리고 앉아 있다. 승무원의 도움으로 자리에 앉아 잠을 청해보지만, 심하게 흔들리는 기체의 진동과 요란한 번개 소리로 공포감에 사로잡힌다. 무심히 창 밖을 내다 본 그는 비행기 날개 끝에 매달려 있는 소름 끼치는 뭔가를 보고, 그 괴물이 엔진을 부수고 있다며 흥분하는데...

첫번째 이야기, '빌에게 생긴 일'(존 랜디스 감독) 중년의 세일즈맨, 빌은 승진에 누락되어 심한 좌절감을 느끼고, 친구들에게 그동안 쌓인 불만을 늘어놓는다. 유태인인 골드만 때문에 승진에서 밀려났다고 생각하고 있는 빌. 그는 유태인 뿐만 아니라 유색 인종들에 대한 심한 반감을 큰소리로 떠들어 댄다. 혼자 술집을 나선 빌은 갑자기 자신이 낯선 곳에 와 있음을 깨닫게 되는데... 두번째 이야기, '꿈을 심어주는 노인'(스티븐 스필버그 감독) 퇴직한 늙은이들이 모여 사는 서니베일 양로원에는 각각 다른 성격의 노인들이 TV앞에 모여 앉아, 의미 없는 수다를 떨고, 지난날을 그리워하며 단조로운 일상을 보내고 있다. 어느날, 새로 들어온 볼룸씨는 어릴때 그들이 하던 깡통차기 놀이를 해 보자고 제안한다. 놀이를 시작하자마자 노인들은 다시 어린 시절의 모습으로 돌아가게 되지만... 세 번째 이야기, '이상한 소년'(죠 단테 감독) 일상적인 생활에 염증을 느끼던 헬렌은 허무하고 공허한 자신의 생활을 새롭게 해 줄 그 무언가를 찾아 여행을 떠난다. 여행 도중에 헬렌은 어느 조그만 간이 식당에서 안소니라는 소년을 만나게 된다. 그녀의 차에 부딪혀 넘어진 안소니를 집까지 데려다 주게 된다. 헬렌은 안소니 가족의 어색하리만큼 과장된 친절에 다소 당혹감을 느끼고... 네 번째 이야기, '발렌타인의 악몽'(죠지 밀러 감독) 심한 폭우와 짙은 구름을 뚫고, 요란한 소리를 내며, 비행기 한 대가 그 거대한 몸체를 움직이고 있다. 비행 공포증이 있는 발렌타인은 겁에 질려 화장실에 웅크리고 앉아 있다. 승무원의 도움으로 자리에 앉아 잠을 청해보지만, 심하게 흔들리는 기체의 진동과 요란한 번개 소리로 공포감에 사로잡힌다. 무심히 창 밖을 내다 본 그는 비행기 날개 끝에 매달려 있는 소름 끼치는 뭔가를 보고, 그 괴물이 엔진을 부수고 있다며 흥분하는데...

첫번째 이야기, '빌에게 생긴 일'(존 랜디스 감독) 중년의 세일즈맨, 빌은 승진에 누락되어 심한 좌절감을 느끼고, 친구들에게 그동안 쌓인 불만을 늘어놓는다. 유태인인 골드만 때문에 승진에서 밀려났다고 생각하고 있는 빌. 그는 유태인 뿐만 아니라 유색 인종들에 대한 심한 반감을 큰소리로 떠들어 댄다. 혼자 술집을 나선 빌은 갑자기 자신이 낯선 곳에 와 있음을 깨닫게 되는데... 두번째 이야기, '꿈을 심어주는 노인'(스티븐 스필버그 감독) 퇴직한 늙은이들이 모여 사는 서니베일 양로원에는 각각 다른 성격의 노인들이 TV앞에 모여 앉아, 의미 없는 수다를 떨고, 지난날을 그리워하며 단조로운 일상을 보내고 있다. 어느날, 새로 들어온 볼룸씨는 어릴때 그들이 하던 깡통차기 놀이를 해 보자고 제안한다. 놀이를 시작하자마자 노인들은 다시 어린 시절의 모습으로 돌아가게 되지만... 세 번째 이야기, '이상한 소년'(죠 단테 감독) 일상적인 생활에 염증을 느끼던 헬렌은 허무하고 공허한 자신의 생활을 새롭게 해 줄 그 무언가를 찾아 여행을 떠난다. 여행 도중에 헬렌은 어느 조그만 간이 식당에서 안소니라는 소년을 만나게 된다. 그녀의 차에 부딪혀 넘어진 안소니를 집까지 데려다 주게 된다. 헬렌은 안소니 가족의 어색하리만큼 과장된 친절에 다소 당혹감을 느끼고... 네 번째 이야기, '발렌타인의 악몽'(죠지 밀러 감독) 심한 폭우와 짙은 구름을 뚫고, 요란한 소리를 내며, 비행기 한 대가 그 거대한 몸체를 움직이고 있다. 비행 공포증이 있는 발렌타인은 겁에 질려 화장실에 웅크리고 앉아 있다. 승무원의 도움으로 자리에 앉아 잠을 청해보지만, 심하게 흔들리는 기체의 진동과 요란한 번개 소리로 공포감에 사로잡힌다. 무심히 창 밖을 내다 본 그는 비행기 날개 끝에 매달려 있는 소름 끼치는 뭔가를 보고, 그 괴물이 엔진을 부수고 있다며 흥분하는데...

이탈리아 경찰은 탁월한 지위의 사람들과 관련된 일련의 살인 사건을 조사합니다. 각각의 살인 장면 뒤에는 도롱뇽이 그려져 있습니다. 경찰은이 살인 사건이 정부 통제권을 잡는 음모와 관련이있는 것으로 의심하기 시작했다. (구글번역)

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.

When a novel virus devastates the world in 1976, Dr. Earnshaw notices that it resembles a virus that a Dr. Henderson found a cure for in 1871 Chicago. However, the doctor perished and his notes were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. Earnshaw is approached by a government agent, Jeffrey Adams, who informs him of a Top Secret time traveling technology and asks for his assistance in finding Dr. Henderson and his cure. But their adventure becomes a race against time when a glitch sends them back to the day before the fire instead of the planned four days.

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.

음악 제작자인 스완은 '천국'이란 이름의 클럽을 열 예정이다. 스완은 이곳에서 공연할 새로운 가수를 찾던 중 뛰어난 재능을 지닌 윈슬로우를 발견하지만 그에게 누명을 씌워 감옥에 보낸 뒤 노래를 빼앗는다. 복수를 꿈꾸는 윈슬로우는 출소 후 가면을 쓴 채 '천국'으로 숨어 들어간다.

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.

지구 시각 2673년 3월 26일, 삭막해진 세상에 모든 미련을 버린 테일러 일행을 태운 우주선이 1년 6개월만에 어느 행성의 바다에 불시착한다. 그들은 이곳이 지구에서 320광년 떨어져 있고, 오리온좌의 태양 주위를 돌고 있는 어느 이름 모를 행성으로 추측한다. 행성의 생명체 유무를 위해 사막 위의 긴나긴 탐사 여행을 하던 그들은 곧 원시인의 무리를 발견하지만, 곧 말을 타고 총을 쏘아대는 원숭이들 무리에 쫓기게 된다. 이 행성은 바로 원숭이들의 지배 하에 있었고, 인간의 모습과 거의 비슷한 원시인들은 야생 동물처럼 살고 있었다.

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.

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

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.

인기 없는 미국 대통령이 상원 의원을 통해 핵 군축 조약을 체결하려 하지만, 국민들이 그에게서 등을 돌렸다는 것을 발견한다. 해병대 대령 케이시는 합동 참모 본부에서 광범위한 인기를 얻고 있고, 2 년 안에 대통령 후보가 유력시 되는 스콧 장군이 그때까지 기다릴 계획 없다는 증거를 찾는다. 케이시는 정보를 가지고 대통령에게 간다. 그리고 신뢰의 확신이 서지 않는 양쪽과 음모의 망을 치기 시작하는데...

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.

Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.

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.

리오 지코(Rio: 마론 브란도 분)와 그의 절친한 벗 덴(Dad Longworth: 칼 말든 분), 그리고 그의 총잡이들은 1880년 멕시코를 무대로 악명을 떨치던 건맨들이었다. 여느때처럼 은행을 털고서 유유히 사라지던 리오 일행은 어디선가 나타난 멕시코의 수색대에 포위당하고 만다. 리오의 말이 총에 맞으면서 덴과 리오는 일행과 흩어지게 되고 덴마저 말을 구해오겠다는 약속을 하고 사라지자 중과부적인 리오는 결국 생포되고 만다. 5년여간의 수감생활을 하던 리오는 친구였던 덴이 돈을 노리고 자신을 배신했다는 사실을 알게 된다. 복수를 결심한 리오는 수소문 끝에 덴을 찾아내지만 그는 이미 손을 씻고 자신의 전력을 숨긴채 멕시코의 새로운 주에서 보안관을 하고 있으며 마리아(Maria Longworth: 카티 주라도 분)라는 여인을 만나 그녀의 딸인 리자와 함께 행복한 생활을 하고 있었다. 5년만에 운명적인 해후가 이루어지게 되고 덴은 변명을 하며 자신의 과오를 묻어두려 한다. 성숙한 여인으로 성장한 리자는 계부의 옛친구인 리오에게 관심을 갖게 되고 리오 또한 그녀에게 사랑의 감정을 느껴함께 밤을 보내게 된다. 이 사실을 알게 된 덴은 분노하고 리오를 쫓아낼 궁리를 하다가 술에 취한 리오가 살인을 하는 사고가 발생하자 태형에 처하며 오른손을 망가뜨려 버린다.

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.

Steve Sinclair is a world a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.

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.

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the US after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy. Where does loyalty end in a prison camp, when the camp is a living hell?

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.