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" The Old Man in the Cave " is a half-hour episode of the original version of The Twilight Zone. It is set in a post-apocalyptic 1974, ten years after a nuclear holocaust in the United States. The episode is a cautionary tale about humanity's greed and the danger of questioning one's faith in forces greater than oneself. Opening narration.
"The Old Man in the Cave", based on his 1962 story "The Old Man," for Twilight Zone, November 8, 1963 (Season 5, Episode 7); teleplay written by Rod Serling. Awards and nominations [ edit ] In 1960, he was awarded the Edgar Award for Best First Novel for The Gray Flannel Shroud (1958).
Slesar's tale involves insurrectionists assaulting a stone house on the hill to confront the Old Man, who is protected by a group of governors. Tom Elliot Reads The Old Man by Henry Slesar. This particular episode was used as part of 'Cable In The Classroom' during the early 2000s (see photos #4 and #5)
Henry Slesar (Author), Stacy Keach (Narrator), Adam Baldwin (Narrator), Experience one of television's greatest science-fiction series: The Twilight Zone - fully dramatized for audio! Featuring a full cast, music and sound effects, and today's biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations.
- December 17, 2010
- 35 minutes
- Henry Slesar, Rod Serling
- Stacy Keach, Adam Baldwin
“The Old Man” is a computer that rules a country. The human rulers know it is a computer, but no one else does, and they resent the limitations on their freedom and that all electric power goes to power the computer.
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Synopsis. After an atomic holocaust, a tiny community has managed to survive for ten years by following the instructions of the mysterious “Old Man in the Cave” as relayed to them by Mr. Goldsmith, their leader. Produced by Carl Amari. A Blackstone Audio production.
The Old Man in the Cave: Directed by Alan Crosland Jr.. With James Coburn, John Anderson, Josie Lloyd, John Craven. In a post-apocalyptic settlement in 1974, the inhabitants' survival is dependent on the advice of an unseen man living in a nearby cave.
