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1 July 1973 (Canada)
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An incredible journey into the supernatural.
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Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate...
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Serling not at his best.
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(in credits order) | Rod Serling | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | Robert Ginnaven | ... | Father Duane (as Bob Ginnaven) |
| Gary Brockette | ... | Frank Cameron |
| John Leslie | ... | Randy Powell |
| Tom Haywood | ... | Dave Terrell |
| Fran Franklin | ... | Mrs. Davis |
| James N. Harrell | ... | Brother Taylor (as Jim Harrell) |
| John Cissne | ... | Johnny Davis |
| Mary Jane Wilson | ... | Mrs. Wilson |
| Lyle Armstrong | ... | Second Priest |
| Charles Rumph | ... | Student |
| Kevin Bieberly | ... | Jess |
| Annabelle Weenick | ... | Mother |
| Robert Holton | ... | Joe |
| Frank Schaefer | ... | Barber |
| Ken Carson | ... | Doctor |
| Bob Glenn | ... | Constable |
| David Haney | ... | First Man |
| Bill Thurman | ... | Second Man (as Billy Thurman) |
| Syl Schumann | ... | Third Man |
| Charlie Dell | ... | Jonas (as Charles Dell) |
| Rosie Holotik | ... | Susan |
| Michael Harvey | ... | Senator |
| Judith Fields | ... | Senator's Wife |
| August Sehven | ... | Paul |
| Gene Ross | ... | Susan's Father |
| Beverly Dixon | ... | Susan's Mother |
| Mitchell Wood | ||
| Phyllis Moore | ||
| Joe Reynolds | ||
| Rose Hughes | ||
| Gary White | ||
| Becky Fain | ||
| Mike Thompson | ||
| Becky Gaines |
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| Harry Thomason | |||
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| Jack Anderson | written by | |
| Joe Glass | written by | |
| Hillman Taylor | written by | |
| Harry Thomason | written by | |
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| Joe Glass | .... | producer | |
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| James W. Roberson | (as Jim Roberson) | ||
| Charles Thuston | |||
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| Irwin Cadden | (as Erwin Cadden) | ||
| Brian H. Hooper | (as Brian Hooper) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jackie Hughes | .... | makeup artist (as Jackie Barnes) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Robert Dracup | .... | lighting technician | |
| Paul Fisk | .... | assistant camera | |
Music Department | |||
| Ed Norton | .... | music editor (as Eddie Norton) | |
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| Annabelle Weenick | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- American National Enterprises (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
- Libert Films International (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
- International Film Distributors (1973) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Code Red DVD (2011) (USA) (DVD)
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90 min
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The graveyard scenes were shot on location at the Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas.See more »
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Rememberin' (How It Used To Be)See more »
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Encounter with the Unknown is an anthology of supernatural stories revolving around events which are purported to have actually happened. We have Rod Serling's testimony to that fact, which in the mid-1970's was good enough.
It's Night Gallery meets Legend of Boggy Creek. When Encounter with the Unknown really ramps-up it isn't half bad. But when it's bad, it's really frickin' awful. You fans of bad cinema will eat it up. All of your favorite low-budget elements are here; terrible acting, abysmal dialog, amateurish sound and dubbing, grubby set design and costuming, and best of all, the master of ceremonies, Serling, "phoning it in" as only he could do at the very end of his tenure.
The stories are not really bad at all. This film, had it had the budget it needed would be have been a classic. But it wasn't and so now it struggles to keep the chills coming and laughs to a minimum.