After the death of his wife and daughter in a plane crash, a newspaper reporter named joe carpenter discovers that the. Written by guerdon trueblood as a tv movie, it tells the tale of a b24 stranded in the libyan desert. Not rated, 1 h 40 min vince edwards, richard basehart, william shatner, lou antonio director. Cnn films sole survivors examines four of those stories. Theres something haunting about this movie to those of us who saw it when it came out in 1970, just as there is something haunting about the reallife facts that inspired the movie. Watch hornets nest full movie in hd visit movie 87358 an american commando whos the sole survivor of a parachute jump into wwiiera. Many said it was 1950s or 1960s in black and white. Originally broadcast as a tv movie in 1970, sole survivor became one of those. Sole survivor 1970 film jump to navigation jump to search. Sole survivor is a cbs friday night movie starring richard basehart, william shatner, and vince edwards. In that regard, sole survivor should be considered a direct offspring of the cult horror classic carnival of souls 1962 rather than a progenitor of final destination. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. Hornets nest 1970 full movie download full hd youtube. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical.
This fascinating process is almost a thematic extension of the film, a pleasing. Possibly the most soughtafter yet leastavailable tv movie from the heyday of movies made for television is sole survivor. We have an amazing collection of rare drama movies on dvd for sale at classic movies etc. The sole survivor, navigator russell hamner richard basehart, has in the intervening 25 years become a general. The video transfer excellent and the story and movie had my wife enthralled which she cant stand. A sole survivor is a person who is the only survivor of a deadly incident. Sole survivor tv movie 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The closing credits show the name of the movie changing from sole survivor william shatner who bailed out to soul survivor the last remaing ghost from the crew. Sole survivor comes complete with an excellent blu ray transfer a photo gallery is all in the form of extras the package features a dvd of the movie along with your blu ray excellent value for your money. Movie ww2 plane crash and crew were ghosts information. The toddler, the miracle girl, the copilot and the. Sole survivor is one of those films i remember from my childhood where it remained one of those films you brought up in discussions starting with do you remember the film where.
Sole survivor is a supremely slow, obscenely eerie exercise in dread, one that manages to reference rod serling, ingmar bergman and george romero, sometimes within the same scene. The film, written by hollywood screenwriter guerdon trueblood and directed by paul stanley, was first aired on television in 1970. Classic world war two movie from 1970 tv veterans william shatner. Movie ww2 plane crash and crew were ghosts powered by invision community. Tv commercial producer, denise anita skinner, emerges unscathed as the sole survivor of an airliner crash and feels as if she is about to be caught by something. Winston played a recurring character, lieutenant kyle on the series, and later, commander kyle in star trek ii. Sole survivor 1970 tv movie article 2650 by dave sindelar viewing date. An oftoverlooked but aboveaverage little indie horror flick, sole survivor is notable for bucking the trend in the era when the slasher film reigned supreme in the horror genre. This story is loosely based on the discovery of the b24. Only a handful of people have come through major plane crashes alive and alone. Sole survivor aired on january 9, 1970, and was the first of madefortv movies broadcast on cbs, and produced by cbsowned cinema center films the companys shortlived foray into feature film production. Shatner plays a fairly small role, even if he does get second billing. Lou antonio, patrick wayne, richard basehart, vince edwards, william shatner.
Sole survivor is an abc movie of the week starring richard basehart, william shatner, and vince edwards. Sole survivor 1970 this story is loosely based on the discovery of the b24 liberator bomber the lady be good that was found in the libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to italy. A worthwhile made for tv movie, and as entertaining as the subject matter can be. Sole survivor 1970 changes the movie database tmdb.
The sole survivor film is of course based on the lady. Sole survivor was released in region b2 in a dvdbluray dual disk set on march 14, 2016. Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
It tells the story of a flight crew on a bombing mission to southern europe during world war ii. Sole survivor 1970 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. There were many b25s around in 1970 since they continued in the usaf inventory through the 1950s and perhaps later,the most famous use of original b25s were the 16 used in catch22 in around 1968. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Sole survivor 1970 william shatner monologue youtube.
Sole survivor also known as dean koontzs sole survivor is a canadian science fiction thriller film miniseries adaptation of dean koontzs novel of the same name, made and released in 2000 and directed by mikael salomon plot. When a bomber believed to have crashed in the ocean 17 years ago is found in the libyan desert, a colonel and major accompany the only surviving member of the crew, who is now a. About half the posters were satisfied that sole survivor 1970 tv movie was their film. Directed by gualtiero jacopetti, franco prosperi and starring stefano sibaldi, dick gregory, gualtiero jacopetti. The military investigates the wreckage, with the sole survivor of the. Sole survivor, an american television film starring vince edwards, richard basehart and william shatner. It is basically an hour and a half episode of the twilight zone, but in color. Sole survivor tv movie 1970 sole survivor tv movie. With vince edwards, richard basehart, william shatner, lou antonio. Sole survivor, an american television film based on a 1997 novel by dean koontz.
Sole survivor, an american horror film by thom eberhardt. There is also the high possibility this color film was shown andor viewed in black and white in 1970. Antonio guest starred as the alien fugitive loki in the episode let this be your last battlefield. Sole survivor is a 1984 american horror film written and directed by thom eberhardt, in his feature film debut. Sole survivor is one of those films i remember from my childhood where it remained.
Sole survivor is a madefortelevision film from 1970. Goodbye uncle tom 1971 two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the precivil war american south, to film the slave trade. Sole survivor 1970 abctv movie of the week starring. Sole survivor 1970 unico sobreviviente subtitulada. The second version i saw had the last part missing where the rescuers go in search of the bodies that had wandered off when alive. This story is loosely based on the discovery of the b24 liberator bomber the lady be good that was found in the libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to italy. Watch sole survivor online stream full movie directv. Dvd when a bomber believed to have crashed in the ocean 17 years ago is found in the libyan desert, a colonel and major accompany the only surviving member of the crew, who is now a general to figure out what happened. Sole survivor 1970 thicker than water 2005 ill be home for christmas 1997. The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Sole survivor is one of the weirder entries in the wwii genre and difficult to classify. In guerdon truebloods teleplay, the ghosts of a bomber crew hang around their derelict plane, awaiting the day that their bones will be recovered and given a decent burial.
In fact it is hard to talk too much about the film without giving away the plot so for those of you who have reached this page and remember the film i will concentrate on the blu ray to help with prospective purchases. In 1960, the ruins of an american bomber were found in the libyan desert, but the remains of the crew were never located. Comparisons are sometimes made between this and flight of the phoenix and shouldnt be, as sole survivor really has no thematic equal. Sole survivor is a cbs friday night movie directed by paul stanley and starring richard basehart, william shatner, and vince edwards. Look out for pat wayne playing the leader of the ghostly crew the whole movie is an whos who of well known tv faces. Usa the wreckage of a military plane lost for seventeen years is found in the libyan desert.