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Encounter with the Unknown
Encounter with the Unknown
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Encounter with the Unknown

1972
1h 30m
Horror
Mystery

Status

Released

Release

1972

Runtime

1h 30m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

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1
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Storyline

"An incredible journey into the supernatural."

Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from a mist-shrouded hole in the Earth near where a Missouri boy has lost his dog. The boy's father is lowered into the hole and lets out an agonizing scream! Finally, a senator returning home from a party finds a lost girl on a bridge and learns from her father that she died years earlier

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Nov 15, 1972
Languages
English
Director
Harry Thomason
Harry Thomason
Production
Centronics International
Centronics International
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

35 Cast Members

Rod Serling

Rod Serling

Narrator (voice)

Robert Ginnaven

Father Duane

Gary Brockette

Frank Cameron

John Leslie

Randy Powell

Fran Franklin

Mrs. Davis

Tom Haywood

Dave Terrell

James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

Brother Taylor

John Cissne

Johnny Davis

Mary Jane Wilson

Mrs. Wilson

Lyle Armstrong

Second Priest

Charles Rumph

Student

Kevin Bieberly

Jess

Annabelle Weenick

Annabelle Weenick

Mother

Robert Holton

Joe

Frank Schaefer

Barber

Ken Carson

Doctor

Bob Glenn

Constable

David Haney

First Man

Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman

Second Man

Syl Schumann

Third Man

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