Rod Serling Trailers
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Rodman Edward Serling (Rod Serling) (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.
Most Popular Rod Serling Trailers
Total trailers found: 66
05 January 1973
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.
07 February 1968
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport.
19 June 1958
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.
31 March 1957
"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.
26 July 2019
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures.
24 September 1989
A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II.
13 December 1966
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.
28 October 2015
A man tries to convince his skeptical friend that he has invented a trap for catching extraterrestrials.
07 June 1954
Major Gaylord grapples with a vexing command in the Korean War. Aired by Studio One in Hollywood, sponsored by Westinghouse.
19 March 1976
When a novel virus devastates the world in 1976, Dr. Earnshaw notices that it resembles a virus that a Dr.
19 July 1972
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.
11 October 1956
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.
12 January 1955
"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.
07 August 1958
A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War Two Germany, but keeps on going and won't tolerate lightly a young LIEUTENANT losing his nerve under the strain,who refuses to continue.
31 October 1974
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
02 November 1956
Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. 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.
08 March 1953
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.
01 January 1968
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.
30 March 1961
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured.
14 November 2019
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.
27 June 1998
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.
01 January 1979
A documentary exploring the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings. Hosted by the LEGENDARY Rod Serling.
18 January 2000
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.
28 December 1964
Wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist Daniel Grudge, 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.
15 June 1966
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.
01 March 1966
A make-up test to determine the feasibility of 'Planet of the Apes' (1968).
12 September 1968
The protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.
01 February 1964
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
24 August 1994
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.
25 April 1981
An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander.
15 May 1958
After the first atom bomb test, scientists realize the bomb was more powerful than they expected - which may have terrible results.
31 October 2020
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
19 May 1994
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.
27 March 1975
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.
16 October 1962
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.
08 November 1969
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.
18 October 2000
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.
29 November 1995
The life and career of the renowned television writer and creator of the classic science fiction series, "The Twilight Zone.
15 May 1963
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.
27 March 1956
To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.
16 May 1962
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.
31 January 1974
An examination of mysteries of the ancient world and their connection to the possibility that aliens visited Earth.
19 September 1957
A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.
01 January 1974
Hosted by Rod Serling, this color public service film was meant to spread awareness of the symptoms, signs, psychological roots, and dangers of alcoholism.
20 April 1997
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.
20 March 1958
Steve Sinclair is 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.
01 January 1955
A school bus driver is dismissed by his local school board after refusing to sign a loyalty oath. Produced with assistance from the Fund for the Republic, this unsold television pilot presents the case as an open-ended civic drama, challenging viewers to consider how they would vote.
03 May 1973
Rod Serling narrates a look at the consequences of the 1946 atomic testing at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
14 November 2019
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.
18 May 1960
Rod Serling's teleplay depicting the struggles of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto in the months before the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
07 October 2014
The Christmas Fantasy "Night of the Meek" starring Art Carney as a drunken department-store Santa who experiences quite an epiphany on Christmas Eve.
04 October 1956
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?
14 February 1957
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.
06 February 1970
A story of the friendship between an elderly Jewish man and a young African-American boy set during the Vietnam War.
15 November 1972
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.
27 March 2010
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.
01 January 1967
Unfinished version of the immortal story with Jason Robards in the lead role, who was replaced by Jack Palance and the resultant film was released one year later as The Strange Case of Dr.
22 January 1959
Ernie Pandash 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.
01 January 1971
John Dillinger had a very public, whirlwind career until authorities took him off the streets for good.
01 January 2006
Hosted by Rod Serling, this film documents the phenomenon surrounding guru Sathya Sai Baba.
