The Norliss Tapes (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers:

William F. Nolan (writer)
Fred Mustard Stewart (story)

Release Date:

21 February 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

An investigative reporter stumbles onto a group of modern-day vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Vampire | Newspaper Publisher | Supernatural Power | Zombie

Cast

Roy Thinnes	...	David Norliss
Don Porter	...	Sanford T. Evans (publisher)
Angie Dickinson	...	Ellen Sterns Cort
Claude Akins	...	Sheriff Tom Hartley
Michele Carey	...	Marsha Sterns
Vonetta McGee	...	Mme. Jeckiel
Hurd Hatfield	...	Charles Langdon
Bryan O'Byrne	...	Mr. Dobkins
Ed Gilbert	...	Sid Phelps (coroner)
Jane Dulo	...	Sarah Dobkins
Robert Mandan	...	George Rosen (Norliss' lawyer)
Bob Schott	...	Sargoth
George DiCenzo	...	Man in Langdon gallery
Patrick M. Wright	...	Larry Mather (as Patrick Wright)
Nick Dimitri	...	James Raymond Cort
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stanley Adams	...	Truck driver who finds Millie

Directed by
Dan Curtis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William F. Nolan		writer
Fred Mustard Stewart		story

Produced by
Dan Curtis	....	producer
Charles W. Fries	....	executive producer
Robert Singer	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bob Cobert		(as Robert Cobert)

Cinematography by
Ben Colman

Film Editing by
John F. Link

Casting by
Hoyt Bowers

Art Direction by
Trevor Williams

Set Decoration by
Reg Allen		(as Reginald Allen)

Makeup Department
Fred B. Phillips	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gary S. Gerlich	....	post-production supervisor (as Gary Gerlich)
Joe Wonder	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Bohrer	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ted Berkeley	....	property master

Sound Department
Charles L. Campbell	....	supervising sound editor
Harold Lewis	....	sound mixer (as Hal Lewis)
Robert J. Litt	....	recording supervisor
Roger Sword	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Roger George	....	special effects

Stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Thor Bunby	....	chief electrician
John J. Linder	....	key grip (as John Linder)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John S. Perry	....	wardrobe supervisor (as John Perry)

Music Department
Bob Cobert	....	conductor (as Robert Cobert)
John Mick	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jack Lietzke	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Dan Alexander	....	script supervisor
Elliot Friedgen	....	production administrator
Alan Sacks	....	program developer
Arthur Stolnitz	....	production executive (as Art Stolnitz)
Jerry Wineman	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Dan Curtis Productions
• Metromedia Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  sound re-recording

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Company:

Dan Curtis Productions

Trivia:

This movie was intended as a pilot for a TV series of the same name. It was not picked up by NBC.

Quotes:

David Norliss: As I headed for the Cort estate along the seventeen mile drive, acres of lush cyprus and tall pine loomed over me. The ocean below bellowed and roared, smashing into the coastline spilling white foam along the sand. There's no doubt this rugged peninsular country could give the French Riviera tough competition...

Movie Connections:

Version of The Night Stalker (1972) (TV)

One of the best movies of the 70's

This was one of the best made-for-tv-movies of the 70's. Why it wasn't continued into a series or trilogy is a mystery, as the ending left you dangling! Superb acting made this a true thriller. If anyone knows where a copy of this movie can be obtained, please post on this comment board. It is never shown on television, which is a shame indeed! Such a waste of some wonderful entertainment!