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The Twilight Zone
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The Old Man in the Cave

  • Episode aired Nov 8, 1963
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.7K
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James Coburn, Frank Watkins, and Don Wilbanks in The Twilight Zone (1959)
DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

In a post-apocalyptic settlement in 1974, the inhabitants' survival depends on the advice of an unseen man living in a nearby cave. This dependence is tested when soldiers descends on their ... Read allIn a post-apocalyptic settlement in 1974, the inhabitants' survival depends on the advice of an unseen man living in a nearby cave. This dependence is tested when soldiers descends on their town, led by the violent Major French.In a post-apocalyptic settlement in 1974, the inhabitants' survival depends on the advice of an unseen man living in a nearby cave. This dependence is tested when soldiers descends on their town, led by the violent Major French.

  • Director
    • Alan Crosland Jr.
  • Writers
    • Rod Serling
    • Henry Slesar
  • Stars
    • James Coburn
    • John Anderson
    • Josie Lloyd
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Crosland Jr.
    • Writers
      • Rod Serling
      • Henry Slesar
    • Stars
      • James Coburn
      • John Anderson
      • Josie Lloyd
    • 38User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast20

    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Major French
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Goldsmith
    Josie Lloyd
    Josie Lloyd
    • Evie
    John Craven
    John Craven
    • Man
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Jason
    Ann Cameron
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Violet N. Cane
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Coogan
    Gene Coogan
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Evans
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard P. Geer
    Leonard P. Geer
    • Douglas
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Graeff
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmie Horan
    Jimmie Horan
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Sandra Lynne
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Lee Martin
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Natalie Masters
    Natalie Masters
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Warren Powers
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Irene Sale
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Alan Crosland Jr.
    • Writers
      • Rod Serling
      • Henry Slesar
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews38

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Based upon the short story "The Old Man" by Henry Slesar. Though it was copyrighted in 1962, the story went unpublished until 1980, when it appeared in the anthology Microcosmic Tales from Taplinger Pub. Co.
    • Goofs
      Goldsmith says, "The rest of the world have all died of radioactivity, strontium 90, plague." Strontium 90 is a radioactive isotope of strontium, making it redundant in this case. Strontium 90 is dangerous to humans because the human body treats it like calcium, and it's taken directly into bones.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: [Closing Narration] Mr. Goldsmith, survivor, an eye witness to man's imperfection, an observer of the very human trait of greed, and a chronicler of the last chapter - the one reading 'suicide.' Not a prediction of what is to be, just a projection of what could be. This has been the Twilight Zone.
    • Connections
      Featured in Limitless: Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)
      Composed by Marius Constant
      (seasons 2-5)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 8, 1963 (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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