When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
- Director
- Writer
- Rod Serling(original story)
- Stars
- Director
- Writer
- Rod Serling(original story)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
- D.J. Vandeventer
- (as Jack Livesy)
- Director
- Writer
- Rod Serling(original story) (screen play)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBased on a teleplay by Rod Serling, Patterns (1955). It featured several of the same actors who would appear in the movie, including Everett Sloane and Ed Begley. However, the part of Fred Staples, the lead, was originated by Richard Kiley. Begley's character, Bill Briggs, was called Andy Sloane in the original version. Serling's teleplay won him the first of his six Emmy Awards.
- GoofsThe dialog in the final scenes, starting with Staples' conversation with his wife in a coffee shop near his office, indicate the events take place well into the evening. However, the exterior shot linking this scene with Staples' confrontation with Ramsey in the Ramsey & Company building, as well as the exterior shot that follows the confrontation, were both taken in broad daylight.
- Quotes
Bill Briggs: On our level you don't get fired, you know that. After thirty years of productive work, they can't say to a man like me, "Alright, now get out!" They just can't do that. So what do they do? They create a situation. A situation you can't work in and finally that you can't live in with this tension, abuse. Small humiliations. It all starts out on a scale so subtle, so microscopic that at first you can't really believe it's happening at all. But gradually the thing begins to take shape. The pieces fit together - all the little bits. And it becomes unmistakable. They chip away at your pride, your security until you begin to have doubts, and then fears.
- ConnectionsReferenced in American Masters: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
- Poseidon-3
- Sep 18, 2002
Details
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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