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The Twilight Zone
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The Little People

  • Episode aired Mar 30, 1962
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
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7.8/10
3.2K
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Claude Akins in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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After crash landing on a seemingly desolate planet, astronauts Bill Fletcher and Peter Craig find a society of very small beings. While Fletcher repairs the spaceship, Craig becomes a megalo... Read allAfter crash landing on a seemingly desolate planet, astronauts Bill Fletcher and Peter Craig find a society of very small beings. While Fletcher repairs the spaceship, Craig becomes a megalomaniac and decides to rule their society.After crash landing on a seemingly desolate planet, astronauts Bill Fletcher and Peter Craig find a society of very small beings. While Fletcher repairs the spaceship, Craig becomes a megalomaniac and decides to rule their society.

  • Director
    • William F. Claxton
  • Writer
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Joe Maross
    • Claude Akins
    • Michael Ford
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    • Director
      • William F. Claxton
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Joe Maross
      • Claude Akins
      • Michael Ford
    • 29User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Joe Maross
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    • Navigator Peter Craig
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Cmdr. William Fletcher
    Michael Ford
    • Spaceman
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    • Spaceman
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
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    • Director
      • William F. Claxton
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
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    • Trivia
      The rocket launch depicted was in reality a test flight of a Mercury-Atlas booster. This was quite timely; this episode aired about a month after NASA's John Glenn became the first astronaut to attain Earth orbit upon such a rocket.
    • Goofs
      When Craig shows Fletcher the tiny village, his arm points out the landscape, and seconds later steps next to Fletcher and does it again.
    • Quotes
      • Peter Craig: All right, my little friends... Today begins a new age, the age of Peter Craig. Time to build the statue again... And there will be reminders that you must not anger me; we must have discipline, after all.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemassacre Video: Top 10 Twilight Zone Episodes (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Marius Constant

      (seasons 2-5)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 30, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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