Tales of the Unexpected: Season 1, Episode 1The Man from the South (24 Mar. 1979)A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager. Director:Michael Tuchner |
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Tales of the Unexpected: Season 1, Episode 1The Man from the South (24 Mar. 1979)A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager. Director:Michael Tuchner |
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| Roald Dahl | ... |
Himself - Introduced by
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| José Ferrer | ... |
Carlos
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| Katy Jurado | ... |
Woman
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| Michael Ontkean | ... |
Tommy
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Cyril Luckham | ... |
Rawlsden
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| Pamela Stephenson | ... |
Cathy
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Angela Malcolm | ... |
Maid
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A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
This is probably my favourite Tale of the Unexpected - both in written form and as a TV short story. Like all of the "tales", the slightly amateurish nature of the film making lends an almost documentary quality to the story which just serves to draw you even further int the plot.
I was therefore more than a little surprised to find that Quentin Tarantino had lifted the plot (very nearly complete) for one of the segments in "Four Rooms". As usual, Tarantinos film lacked subtlety (I'm not a fan of his films) but I suppose it proves that you can't keep a good story down.
I wonder if Roald Dahl's estate gained any royalty payments?