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Rod Serling
Writer 1924 - 1975

Rod Serling

Syracuse, New York, USA

Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

11 titles
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

Jonathan Darby 1994 1h 26m 5.0

A Colonel working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a plot by his superior to use military force to remove the elected President, who always opposed Pentagon budget increases, and to replace him with a much tamer Vice-President.

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Franklin J. Schaffner 1968 1h 52m 7.9

Planet of the Apes is the filmed version of the French novel by Pierre Boulle starring Charlton Heston as one of four astronauts to land on a foreign planet inhabited by human-like apes. A classic science fiction film from the late 60’s.

Certain Honorable Men

Certain Honorable Men

Alex Segal 1968 1h 40m

The protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.

Assault on a Queen

Assault on a Queen

Jack Donohue 1966 1h 46m 3.5

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

John Frankenheimer 1964 1h 58m 7.0

An aide discovers his general's Pentagon plot and tells the president.

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ralph Nelson 1962 1h 35m 7.0

After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.

Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

Robert Parrish 1958 1h 24m 8.0

Steve Sinclair is a world a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.

The Comedian

The Comedian

John Frankenheimer 1957 1h 14m

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his.

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ralph Nelson 1956 1h 13m

An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.

Patterns

Patterns

Fielder Cook 1956 1h 23m 8.0

To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.

Patterns

Fielder Cook 1955 53m

"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports.

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