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Hämärän rajamailla
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To Serve Man

  • Episode aired Mar 2, 1962
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
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Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
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An alien race comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology. A linguist and his team set out to translate the aliens' language, using a book whose title they deduce is "To Serve Man... Read allAn alien race comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology. A linguist and his team set out to translate the aliens' language, using a book whose title they deduce is "To Serve Man."An alien race comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology. A linguist and his team set out to translate the aliens' language, using a book whose title they deduce is "To Serve Man."

  • Director
    • Richard L. Bare
  • Writers
    • Rod Serling
    • Damon Knight
  • Stars
    • Lloyd Bochner
    • Susan Cummings
    • Richard Kiel
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    5.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard L. Bare
    • Writers
      • Rod Serling
      • Damon Knight
    • Stars
      • Lloyd Bochner
      • Susan Cummings
      • Richard Kiel
    • 40User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel and Rod Serling in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Susan Cummings in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel and Theodore Marcuse in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Susan Cummings in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel and Lloyd Bochner in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
    Richard Kiel and Susan Cummings in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)

    Cast

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    Lloyd Bochner
    Lloyd Bochner
    • Michael Chambers
    Susan Cummings
    Susan Cummings
    • Patty
    Richard Kiel
    Richard Kiel
    • Kanamit
    Hardie Albright
    Hardie Albright
    • Secretary General
    Theodore Marcuse
    Theodore Marcuse
    • Citizen Gregori
    Bartlett Robinson
    Bartlett Robinson
    • Colonel #1
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Colonel #2
    • (as Carlton Young)
    Nelson Olmsted
    Nelson Olmsted
    • Scientist
    Robert Tafur
    • Señor Valdes
    Lomax Study
    • Leveque
    • Director
      • Richard L. Bare
    • Writers
      • Rod Serling
      • Damon Knight
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      All of the 9-foot-tall Kanamits are played by the same actor - 7'2" tall Richard Kiel (later to play the villainous henchman "Jaws" in the James Bond franchise). This is most apparent at the end, when two identical Kanamits stand near the spaceship in a split screen effect.
    • Goofs
      Kanamits have to lower their heads to pass through human height doorways on their own ships.
    • Quotes

      Michael Chambers: *SPOILER*

      [to the audience]

      Michael Chambers: How about you? You still on Earth, or on the ship, with me? Well, it doesn't make very much difference because sooner or later we'll, all of us, be on the menu. All of us.

    • Connections
      Edited from Uhkavaatimus maalle (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Marius Constant

      (seasons 2-5)

    User reviews40

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    9/10
    Don't Judge A Book By Its Title
    Lloyd Bochner plays Michael Chambers, who relays the tale of how the Kanamits arrived on Earth not so long ago, promising all kinds of gifts including infinite energy and food sources, and a protective shield around nations that should make wars obsolete. Their promises are kept, and the world rejoices in their new alien providers, but some are still unsure, and a Kanamit book that was left behind becomes the determined object of deciphering, and the title is first found, "To Serve Man", but it is the contents of that book that really put the sting in the tail... Memorable and influential episode may not have an airtight plot, but the Kanamits are a most effective creation, and the surprise twist of course is now the stuff of legend(and punch lines!)
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    • Why were the passengers getting on a scale before they got on the spaceship?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Japanese
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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