ID

FBW002770      TV play

Country / Year

USA, 1963

Original Title

THE TWILIGHT ZONE // HE'S ALIVE [EPISODE NO. 106]

Directed by

Stuart Rosenberg

Produced by

Cayuga Productions, Inc.; for CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), New York, NY

Staff

Producer: Herbert Hirschman; Executive producer: Rod Serling; Associate producer: Murray Golden; Production manager: Ralph W. Nelson; Production assistance: John Conwell; Assistent director: Ray De Camp; Script: Rod Serling; Narrator: Rod Serling; Camera: George T. Clemens, Robert W. Pittack; Editing: Richard W. Farrell; Sound: Franklin Milton, Joe Edmondson; Art direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno; Set decoration: Henry Grace, Don Greenwood, Jr.

Cast

Dennis Hopper (Peter Vollmer); Ludwig Donath (Ernst Ganz, Survivor of Dachau); Paul Mazursky (Frank); Howard Caine (Nick); Barnaby Hale (Stanley); Jay Adler (Gibbons); Bernard Fein (Heckler); Curt Conway (Adolf Hitler)

Length

52'

Dates

- 24 Jan 1963: Premiere, TV, CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System)

Further Remarks

- Garderobe für Rod Serling: Eagle Clothes
- Studioaufnahmen: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios

Abstract

After receiving guidance from a mystery man, Peter Vollmer becomes a popular neo-nazi speaker. A life-long friend, Ernst Ganz (Survivor of Dachau), interrupts one of his speeches and slaps Peter viciously. The crowd then sees Peter as he really is - a pathetic little man. His mystery man reveals himself to be Adolf Hitler, and orders Peter to kill Ernst. He obeys, and is later shot by police. Peter can't believe he's been shot. "There's something wrong here... Don't you understand that I'm made out of steel", he says after being shot.

Subject Terms

Dachau (Concentration camp); Survivors of the Holocaust; Neo-Nazi; USA

Bibliography

- Engel, Joel: Rod Serling: The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone. Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1980
- Shandler, Jeffrey: While America Watches: Television and the Holocaust in the United States, from 1945 to the Present. New York, NY: Columbia University (Dissertation), 1995
- Shandler, Jeffrey: While America Watches. Televising the Holocaust. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1999

Credits

- 1. TWILIGHT ZONE
- 2. "HE'S ALIVE"
- 3. Produced by / HERBERT / HIRSCHMAN
- 4. Written by / ROD SERLING
- 5. Directed by / STUART ROSENBERG
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- 1. THE TWILIGHT ZONE / Created by / ROD SERLING
- 2. "HE'S ALIVE"
- 3. Starring / DENNIS HOPPER / as / Peter Vollmer
- 4. LUDWIG / DONATH / as Ernst Ganz
- 5. PAUL MAZURSKY - Frank / HOWARD CANE - Nick / BARNABY HALE - Stanley / JAY ADLER - Gibbons / WOLFE BARZELL - Propriotor / BERNARD PEIN - Heckler
- 6. And / CURT CONWAY / as / Adolph Hitler
- 7. Director of Photography / GEORGE T. CLEMENS / A.S.C. / Production Manager / RALPH W. NELSON
- 8. Associate Producer / MURRAY GOLDEN / Assistant to Producer / JOHN CONWELL
- 9. Art Direction / GEORGE W. DAVIS / EDWARD CARFAGNO / Film Editor / RICHARD W. FARRELL / Set Decoration - HENRY GRACE / DON GREENWOOD, JR.
- 10. Assistant Director - DAY DE CAMP / Sound - FRANKLIN MILTON / JOE EDMONDSON / Mr. Serling's Wardrobe by / EAGLE CLOTHES / Filmed at / METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER / STUDIOS [...] © MCMLXIII BY / CAYUGA PRODUCTIONS, INC. / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / 4856 / [...]
- 11. TWILIGHT ZONE / PRODUCED BY / CAYUGA PRODUCTIONS / IN ASSOCIATION WITH / THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK [SEAL / OF GOOD / PRACTICE]
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