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Encounter with the Unknown

  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
615
YOUR RATING
Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
  • Horror
  • Mystery
Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother f... Read allThree eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days he... Read allThree eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
615
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Harry Thomason
  • Writers
    • Jack Anderson
    • Joe Glass
    • Hillman Taylor
  • Stars
    • Rod Serling(voice)
    • Robert Ginnaven
    • Gary Brockette
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harry Thomason
  • Writers
    • Jack Anderson
    • Joe Glass
    • Hillman Taylor
  • Stars
    • Rod Serling(voice)
    • Robert Ginnaven
    • Gary Brockette
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Tom Haywood in Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
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    Rosie Holotik and August Sehven in Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
    Rosie Holotik and August Sehven in Encounter with the Unknown (1972)

    Top cast

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    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Robert Ginnaven
    Robert Ginnaven
    • Father Duane
    • (as Bob Ginnaven)
    Gary Brockette
    Gary Brockette
    • Frank Cameron
    John Leslie
    John Leslie
    • Randy Powell
    Tom Haywood
    • Dave Terrell
    Fran Franklin
    Fran Franklin
    • Mrs. Davis
    James N. Harrell
    • Brother Taylor
    • (as Jim Harrell)
    John Cissne
    John Cissne
    • Johnny Davis
    Mary Jane Wilson
    Mary Jane Wilson
    • Mrs. Wilson
    Lyle Armstrong
    • Second Priest
    Charles Rumph
    • Student
    Kevin Bieberly
    Kevin Bieberly
    • Jess
    Annabelle Weenick
    Annabelle Weenick
    • Mother
    Robert Holton
    • Joe
    Frank Schaefer
    • Barber
    Ken Carson
    • Doctor
    Bob Glenn
    • Constable
    David Haney
    • First Man
    • Director
      • Harry Thomason
    • Writers
      • Jack Anderson
      • Joe Glass
      • Hillman Taylor
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film has two narrators. Rod Serling does voice over introductions to the three stories, but the opening and closing narration is by someone else.
    • Goofs
      The opening of the film has a roll up of text on screen, like Star Wars and many films do. A narrator, not Rod Serling, is reading the words you see on screen, but about halfway through the roll what the narrator is reading and what is on screen are totally different. One or the other must be from a wrong draft of the script.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Davis: Listen you well to my word. One by land, two by sky. Look to the heptagon for it is there. Seven times around go the three of you and may your reward be just and true.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Horror Hotel: Encounter with the Unknown (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Rememberin' (How It Used To Be)
      by Steve Beeson

      Performed by Becky Fain

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    The lost TV show that scared me for years
    Oh wow! I saw this back in the '70s when I was eight year old and the story with the hole in ground scared me for at least a year after seeing it. I never knew its name and pretty much considered it lost but after some time searching the internet roughly 40 years year later I stumbled across people who knew the name. Thankfully it's available on YouTube so I could watch it! The show is actually terrible -- the acting laughable at times. But I was too happy to be able to watch it again to care, I thought it was lost forever! Also, I was pleasantly surprised to discover Rod Serling as the narrator as I later became a huge Twilight Zone fan. I gave it 3/10 (like I said, it's terrible) but for me it's fun nostalgia to watch on Halloween.
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    • hardrains
    • Oct 20, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Encontros com o Desconhecido
    • Filming locations
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    • Production company
      • Centronics International
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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