Night Gallery
A trio of unsettling supernatural tales that blend psychological dread with the macabre, anchored by themes of punishment, loss, and inescapable fate.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Joan Crawford
Miss Menlo
Ossie Davis
Osmond Portifoy
Richard Kiley
SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
Roddy McDowall
Jeremy Evans
Barry Sullivan
Dr. Frank Heatherton
Tom Bosley
Sidney Resnick
George Macready
Hendricks
Sam Jaffe
Bleum
Norma Crane
Gretchen
Barry Atwater
Mr. Carson
George Murdock
The First Israeli Agent
Tom Basham
Gibbons
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