Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times, the first of which, The Last Man on Earth, was co-scripted by him and starred Vincent Price. (The other two adaptations are The Omega Man with Charlton Heston and I Am Legend with Will Smith.) Matheson also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel", as well as several adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for Roger Corman and American International Pictures – House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Tales of Terror and The Raven. He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by Steven Spielberg for the television film Duel that year. In addition, to I Am Legend and Duel, nine more of his novels and short stories have been adapted as motion pictures: The Shrinking Man (filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man), Hell House (filmed as The Legend of Hell House), What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes, Steel (filmed as Real Steel), and Button, Button (filmed as The Box). The movie Cold Sweat was based on his novel Riding the Nightmare, and Les seins de glace ("Icy Breasts") was based on his novel Someone is Bleeding. Both Steel and Button, Button had previously been episodes of The Twilight Zone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Matheson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Richard Matheson
  • Popularity: 5.387
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1926-02-20
  • Place of Birth: Allendale, New Jersey, USA
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  • Also Known As: Richard Burton Matheson, Logan Swanson, Richard Matheson Sr.
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Richard Matheson Movies

  • 2005
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    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    9.4 2005 HD

    Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

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  • 1974
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    The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

    8.572 1974 HD

    In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone...

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  • 2013
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    The Life After Death Project

    The Life After Death Project

    6 2013 HD

    A fascinating quest for proof of life after death -- a true-life enigma that begins with one small, odd incident and mushrooms into a huge scientific...

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  • 2010
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    Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man

    Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man

    2 2010 HD

    A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Beaumont was responsible for penning some of...

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  • 1971
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    Duel

    Duel

    7.4 1971 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Man on Earth

    The Last Man on Earth

    6.543 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Man on Earth

    The Last Man on Earth

    6.543 1964 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Omega Man

    The Omega Man

    6.1 1971 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.6 2009 HD

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  • 2007
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    I Am Omega

    I Am Omega

    3.625 2007 HD

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  • 1999
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    Stir of Echoes

    Stir of Echoes

    6.684 1999 HD

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  • 1960
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    House of Usher

    House of Usher

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    7.5 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    7.5 1957 HD

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  • 1990
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    Loose Cannons

    Loose Cannons

    4.9 1990 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Night Strangler

    The Night Strangler

    6.6 1973 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Incredible Shrinking Woman

    The Incredible Shrinking Woman

    5.2 1981 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Return of Andrew Bentley

    The Return of Andrew Bentley

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1998
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    What Dreams May Come

    What Dreams May Come

    7.2 1998 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Pit and the Pendulum

    The Pit and the Pendulum

    6.858 1961 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Raven

    The Raven

    6.305 1963 HD

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  • 1962
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    Tales of Terror

    Tales of Terror

    6.6 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Comedy of Terrors

    The Comedy of Terrors

    6.4 1964 HD

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  • 1970
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    Cold Sweat

    Cold Sweat

    5.7 1970 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Beat Generation

    The Beat Generation

    4.9 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    Fanatic

    Fanatic

    6.48 1965 HD

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  • 1980
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    Somewhere in Time

    Somewhere in Time

    7.5 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Somewhere in Time

    Somewhere in Time

    7.5 1980 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

    6.79 1972 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Legend of Hell House

    The Legend of Hell House

    6.7 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Legend of Hell House

    The Legend of Hell House

    6.7 1973 HD

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  • 1962
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    Night of the Eagle

    Night of the Eagle

    6.7 1962 HD

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  • 1996
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    Trilogy of Terror II

    Trilogy of Terror II

    5.1 1996 HD

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  • 1975
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    Trilogy of Terror

    Trilogy of Terror

    6.235 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Trilogy of Terror

    Trilogy of Terror

    6.235 1975 HD

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  • 1961
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    Master of the World

    Master of the World

    5.9 1961 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 1973
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    Dying Room Only

    Dying Room Only

    6.6 1973 HD

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  • 1974
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    Dracula

    Dracula

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 1969
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    De Sade

    De Sade

    3.4 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Morning After

    The Morning After

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Comedy of Terrors

    The Comedy of Terrors

    6.4 1964 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver

    The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver

    5.8 1977 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Young Warriors

    The Young Warriors

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1983
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    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1974
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    Scream of the Wolf

    Scream of the Wolf

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 2005
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    Dance of the Dead

    Dance of the Dead

    5.5 2005 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Devil Rides Out

    The Devil Rides Out

    6.5 1968 HD

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  • 1973
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    Dying Room Only

    Dying Room Only

    6.6 1973 HD

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  • 2025
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    L'Homme qui rétrécit

    L'Homme qui rétrécit

    1 2025 HD

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  • 1971
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    Duel

    Duel

    7.4 1971 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

    6.9 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

    6.9 1974 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    10 2019 HD

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  • 2006
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    My Ambition

    My Ambition

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1983
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    Jaws 3-D

    Jaws 3-D

    4.5 1983 HD

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  • 2011
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    Real Steel

    Real Steel

    7.036 2011 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Comedy of Terrors

    The Comedy of Terrors

    6.4 1964 HD

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  • 1974
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    Icy Breasts

    Icy Breasts

    5.8 1974 HD

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  • 2007
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    I Am Legend

    I Am Legend

    7.209 2007 HD

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  • 1967
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    Soy leyenda

    Soy leyenda

    6.1 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    I Am Legend 2

    I Am Legend 2

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1983
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    Prey

    Prey

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 1996
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    Trilogy of Terror II

    Trilogy of Terror II

    5.1 1996 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver

    The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver

    5.8 1977 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    6.5 1994 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Dreamer of Oz

    The Dreamer of Oz

    7.3 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Dreamer of Oz

    The Dreamer of Oz

    7.3 1990 HD

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  • 1970
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    8.034 1970 HD

    Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain...

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  • 1970
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    6.9 1970 HD

    The Martian Chronicles deals with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there.

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  • 1970
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    7.151 1970 HD

    An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

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  • 1970
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    8.438 1970 HD

    A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

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  • 1970
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    7.7 1970 HD

    This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two...

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  • 1970
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    5.8 1970 HD

    Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first...

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  • 1970
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    7.472 1970 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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  • 1970
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    6.6 1970 HD

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a...

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  • 1970
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    7.83 1970 HD

    Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the...

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American...

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  • 1970
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    7.4 1970 HD

    Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967....

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  • 1970
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    6.406 1970 HD

    Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host...

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  • 1970
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    5.4 1970 HD

    Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962 starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and featuring...

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  • 1970
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    7.749 1970 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 1970
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    7.371 1970 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1970
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    7.8 1970 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and...

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  • 1970
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    7.8 1970 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and...

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  • 1970
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    7.1 1970 HD

    Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it...

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  • 1970
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    7.1 1970 HD

    Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it...

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