The Ray Bradbury Theater The Long Years (Season 4, Episode 11)
TV-14
TV Episode | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Long Years (Season 4, Episode 11)

TV-14

TV Episode | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A family of Earth colonists was stranded on Mars twenty years ago when they missed the order to evacuate. Now, after their long wait, a ship from Earth arrives to take them home, but the rescuers notice something odd.

Director

Paul Lynch (directed by)

Writer

Ray Bradbury (based on an original story by) (written by)

Producers

Tom Cox (as Tom Dent-Cox) | Doug MacLeod | Pamela Meekings-Stewart

Composer

Amin Bhatia (music)

Cinematographer

John Spooner

Editor

Doug Forbes

Production Designer

Scott Dobbie

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 16, 1990

Release date

Nov 16, 1990 (France)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 13 wins & 22 nominations

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Culp John Hathaway John Hathaway See fewer	I Spy (1965)
George Touliatos Captain Wilder Captain Wilder See fewer	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
Judith Buchan Cora Cora See fewer	Joe Pickett (2021)
Donna-Lynne Larson Actress (as Donna Larson) Actress (as Donna Larson) See fewer	Maybe This is a Movie (2017)
Bruce J. Mitchell Bill Williamson (as Bruce Mitchell) Bill Williamson (as Bruce Mitchell) See fewer	The Final Sacrifice (1990)
Jason Wolff Actor Actor See fewer	The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Ray Bradbury Self - Introduction (uncredited) Self - Introduction (uncredited) See fewer	The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)