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The Twilight Zone
S1.E8
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Time Enough at Last

  • Episode aired Nov 20, 1959
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
7K
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Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
DramaFantasyHorror
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.
IMDb RATING
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    • John Brahm
    • Rod Serling(teleplay by)
    • Lynn Venable(based on a short story by)
  • Stars
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Vaughn Taylor
    • Jacqueline deWit
    • John Brahm
    • Rod Serling(teleplay by)
    • Lynn Venable(based on a short story by)
  • Stars
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Vaughn Taylor
    • Jacqueline deWit
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    • 54User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Jacqueline deWit in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Jacqueline deWit and Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith and Vaughn Taylor in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Burgess Meredith in The Twilight Zone (1959)

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    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Henry Bemis
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • Mr. Carsville
    Jacqueline deWit
    Jacqueline deWit
    • Helen Bemis
    • (as Jaqueline deWit)
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Mrs. Chester
    Robert Haines
    • Bank Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
      • John Brahm
      • Rod Serling(teleplay by)
      • Lynn Venable(based on a short story by)
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    • Trivia
      Out of the 92 episodes of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling, this was his personal favorite.
    • Goofs
      "The Daily Chronicle", the newspaper being read by Henry Bemis in the bank vault, despite its being "published daily" (according to its front page) contains no date.
    • Quotes

      Rod Serling - Narrator: [Closing Narration] The best-laid plans of mice and men - and Henry Bemis, the small man in the glasses who wanted nothing but time. Henry Bemis, now just a part of a smashed landscape, just a piece of the rubble, just a fragment of what man has deeded to himself. Mr. Henry Bemis - in the Twilight Zone.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Bernard Herrmann

      (season 1)

    User reviews54

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    10/10
    No time for reading
    This premise of this episode is brilliant! It has always been more common to see people condemned for watching television. Burgess Meredith's character is criticized for having an intellectual pursuit! Meredith is excellent here, and so is Vaughn Taylor as the bank manager. The scene in which Henry discovers that his wife had inked out every page of his poetry book, is a standout. "Why do you do these things, Helen?" Good question. It came across as cruelty for the sake of being that way. Overall, a great episode with one of the series' most memorable endings.
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1959 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    • 25 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Black and White

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