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  • Night Gallery Pilot (Season 1, Episode 0)
  • Unrated
    TV Episode | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Night Gallery

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 0)
Unrated
TV Episode | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A seemingly haunted painting drives a greedy man insane. A rich blind woman gets a new pair of eyes that allow her to see for only one brief ironic moment. An idyllic painting gives a Nazi war criminal in hiding some fleeting comfort.
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Directors
Boris Sagal (segments: The Cemetery) | Barry Shear (segments: Escape Route) | Steven Spielberg (segments: Eyes)
Writer
Rod Serling (written by)
Producer
Composer
Billy Goldenberg (as William Goldenberg)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 8, 1969

Release date
Nov 8, 1969 (United States)

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Cast

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Joan Crawford
Miss Claudia Menlo (segment "Eyes") Miss Claudia Menlo (segment "Eyes")   See fewer
Ossie Davis
Osmund Portifoy (segment "The Cemetery") Osmund Portifoy (segment "The Cemetery")   See fewer
Richard Kiley
SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe (segment "Escape Route") SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe (segment "Escape Route")   See fewer
Roddy McDowall
Jeremy Evans (segment "The Cemetery") Jeremy Evans (segment "The Cemetery")   See fewer
Barry Sullivan
Dr. Frank Heatherton (segment "Eyes") Dr. Frank Heatherton (segment "Eyes")   See fewer
Tom Bosley
Sidney Resnick (segment "Eyes") Sidney Resnick (segment "Eyes")   See fewer
George Macready
William Hendricks (segment "The Cemetery") William Hendricks (segment "The Cemetery")   See fewer
Sam Jaffe
Bleum (segment "Escape Route") Bleum (segment "Escape Route")   See fewer
Norma Crane
Gretchen (segment "Escape Route") Gretchen (segment "Escape Route")   See fewer
Barry Atwater
Carson (segment "The Cemetery") Carson (segment "The Cemetery")   See fewer
George Murdock
1st Agent (segment "Escape Route") 1st Agent (segment "Escape Route")   See fewer
Tom Basham
Gibbons (segment "The Cemetery") Gibbons (segment "The Cemetery")   See fewer
Byron Morrow
George J. Packer (segment "Eyes") George J. Packer (segment "Eyes")   See fewer
Garry Goodrow
Louis (segment "Eyes") Louis (segment "Eyes")   See fewer
Shannon Farnon
1st Nurse (segment "Eyes") 1st Nurse (segment "Eyes")   See fewer
Richard Hale
Doctor (segment "The Cemetery") Doctor (segment "The Cemetery")   See fewer
Ray Ballard
Man in Car (segment "Eyes") (uncredited) Man in Car (segment "Eyes") (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Frommer
Museum Patron (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited) Museum Patron (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited)   See fewer
Morgan Jones
Policeman on Horse (segment "Eyes") (uncredited) Policeman on Horse (segment "Eyes") (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Kirby
Artist (segment "Eyes") (uncredited) Artist (segment "Eyes") (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Morelli
Museum Patron (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited) Museum Patron (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited)   See fewer
Daniel Nunez
Bar Patron (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited) Bar Patron (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited)   See fewer
Rod Serling
Self - Host (uncredited) Self - Host (uncredited)   See fewer
Natividad Vacío
Bartender (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited) Bartender (segment "Escape Route") (uncredited)   See fewer
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