Night Gallery (film)
| Night Gallery | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Rod Serling |
| Directed by |
Boris Sagal ("The Cemetery") Steven Spielberg ("Eyes") Barry Shear ("The Escape Route") |
| Presented by | Rod Serling |
| Starring |
Tom Bosley Joan Crawford Ossie Davis Sam Jaffe Richard Kiley Roddy McDowall Barry Sullivan |
| Music by | William Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | William Sackheim |
| Cinematography | Robert Batcheller William Margulies |
| Editor(s) | Edward Abroms |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | November 8, 1969 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Night Gallery |
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Night Gallery is a 1969 American made-for-television horror anthology film directed by Boris Sagal, Steven Spielberg and Barry Shear consisting of three supernatural tales that served as the pilot for the anthology series of the same name, written and hosted by Rod Serling. The film starred Tom Bosley, Joan Crawford, Ossie Davis, Sam Jaffe, Richard Kiley, Roddy McDowall and Barry Sullivan, and was broadcast on NBC on November 8, 1969.
Rod Serling appeared in a dark art gallery setting and introduced a trilogy of supernatural tales by unveiling paintings that depicted each segment. The three canvases produced for the pilot were painted by Jaroslav "Jerry" Gebr (who was head of the Scenic Arts Department at Universal Studios). The original pilot theme was composed by William Goldenberg (who also did the pilot's background music).
The first segment was directed by Boris Sagal and the following is the introduction by Serling:
Good evening, and welcome to a private showing of three paintings, displayed here for the first time. Each is a collector’s item in its own way—not because of any special artistic quality, but because each captures on a canvas, suspends in time and space, a frozen moment of a nightmare. Our initial offering: a small gothic item in blacks and grays, a piece of the past known as the family crypt. This one we call, simply, “The Cemetery.” Offered to you now, six feet of earth and all that it contains. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Night Gallery...
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