This fascinating story was directed by Justus Addiss, who also did work for Alfred Hitchcock's tv show. He brought out some strong performanaces here, and with good reason.
This one is REALLY over the top, a Rod Serling classic, all about four guys with stars in their eyes who think they can fool father time by sleeping away a hundred years with gold they had stolen!
Veteran bad guy Oscar Beregi plays a crude scientist of sorts and mastermind of the scheme, who has developed coffin-like, airtight boxes in which all four men will rest in for the next hundred years --and in a Death Valley, California desert cave? Their mission: to escape from any possible prosecution and live rich and happy ever after.
It's an amazing tale, though you have to admit there are some what if's at play. One of the most striking, if not realistic scenes is when they do wake up, one man is discovered dead and a skeleton. His case hit and smashed open by a falling rock. That bit may have inspired a similar scene from PLANET OF THE APES.
Thank you to one reviewer who commented that the truck they used to haul all the gold would be totally inoperable after a century -- at the very least the tires would have rotted away.
Good support from Simon Oakland, the most greediest of the bunch. And that's all we will tell you. Wait for the REAL END. A one of a kind adventure that gets you thinking.... the genius behind Rod Serling.
It would have been a fun gag if the cost of a shake, burger and fries in a 100 years would be $1,000!
A must for all of us dreamers, and the rest who enjoy a solid dose of dark comedy. SEASON 2 EPISODE 24 remastered dvd box set.
This one is REALLY over the top, a Rod Serling classic, all about four guys with stars in their eyes who think they can fool father time by sleeping away a hundred years with gold they had stolen!
Veteran bad guy Oscar Beregi plays a crude scientist of sorts and mastermind of the scheme, who has developed coffin-like, airtight boxes in which all four men will rest in for the next hundred years --and in a Death Valley, California desert cave? Their mission: to escape from any possible prosecution and live rich and happy ever after.
It's an amazing tale, though you have to admit there are some what if's at play. One of the most striking, if not realistic scenes is when they do wake up, one man is discovered dead and a skeleton. His case hit and smashed open by a falling rock. That bit may have inspired a similar scene from PLANET OF THE APES.
Thank you to one reviewer who commented that the truck they used to haul all the gold would be totally inoperable after a century -- at the very least the tires would have rotted away.
Good support from Simon Oakland, the most greediest of the bunch. And that's all we will tell you. Wait for the REAL END. A one of a kind adventure that gets you thinking.... the genius behind Rod Serling.
It would have been a fun gag if the cost of a shake, burger and fries in a 100 years would be $1,000!
A must for all of us dreamers, and the rest who enjoy a solid dose of dark comedy. SEASON 2 EPISODE 24 remastered dvd box set.