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Night Gallery

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1969 · 98 min TV Movie Thriller Horror
6.3 / 10 · TMDB

This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.

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Year 1969
Country United States of America
Genre TV Movie, Thriller, Horror
Director Barry Shear
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.3/10 (22 votes)

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This pilot film constructs the blueprint for the anthology horror format, relying on the concise power of the television movie. Each segment explores a dark parable where a painting becomes a conduit for supernatural comeuppance, punishing greed, vanity, and cruelty with poetic precision.

What lingers after viewing is the efficient chill of a well-told moral tale. The atmosphere of dread is built through suggestion, proving that implication within the frame can be more haunting than any monster. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Barry Shear

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Best viewed in darkness, as a trio of compact, chilling bedtime stories.

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