Joan Crawford, Ossie Davis, Richard Kiley

In the pilot of the television series "Night Gallery" (1970), Rod Serling introduces three separate paintings, each with its own story of uncanny vengeance against evil to tell. The first involves a b...( read more  read more... )lack sheep nephew (Roddy McDowall) who murders his rich uncle to inherit his fortune - both much to the detriment of the uncle's butler (Ossie Davis) - only to find that vengeance extends beyond the grave. In the second story, a rich, heartless woman (Joan Crawford) who has been blind from birth blackmails an aspiring surgeon and a man who desperately needs money to give her a pair of eyes which will allow her to see for the first time - even though for only half a day's time - only to have the plan backfire on her in ways she never imagined. In the third story, a Nazi war criminal (Richard Kiley) is hiding from the authorities in South America, where he is confronted with his past demons and a curious Holocaust survivor (Sam Jaffe) and finds solace only in a serene painting in a museum, wanting nothing more to enter into that world and stop running.

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PG, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Boris Sagal, Barry Shear, Steven Spielberg

Release Date: November 8, 1969

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  • August 20, 2008
    Learn the definition of "irony" with these stories from the Master: Rod Sterling. This show influenced all dark fantasy that came after.
  • September 18, 2009
    If Joan Crawford is in it ...I'm in it.....plus great kind of _Tales from the Crypt stories _ . The "Eyes" story( with Joan Crawford ) was directed by young Spielberg .
  • June 21, 2009
    Ah Night Gallery. Who could forget Rod Serling!? I would enjoy seeing this TV series re-done. Oh, this movie was good!
  • November 3, 2008
    I love all of he's movies. I get to watch the full movie on fancast.com check it out.
  • March 9, 2008
    The last segment is okay but the first two are a couple of the best suspense dramas of 70's TV.
  • January 20, 2008
    Horror=Not interested.

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