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Made-for-tv film (1973). CBS-TV. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Cast includes Ted Cassidy, Alex Cord, Mariette Hartley and Percy Rodriguez. 90 minutes. Colour.
Produced by Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, this was a pilot for a television series that was never made. After a Suspended-Animation experiment goes wrong, a scientist wakes in a future Post-Holocaust world which is suffering from the aftermath of a nuclear World War Three. Ordinary humans are ruled tyrannously by Mutants. Aided by his primitive vitality, the hero helps overcome the rulers. A similar format was used by Roddenberry in two further attempts to launch series; these were released as Planet Earth and Strange New World. [JB]
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Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
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