Journey to the Unknown is a 1973 British-American made-for-television thriller film featuring two episodes derived from the 1968–1969 anthology television series of the same name starring Vera Miles and Patty Duke, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and Don Chaffey. The film contains the following episodes:
- "Matakitas is Coming" (original broadcast: November 28, 1968 on ABC)
- "The Last Visitor" (original broadcast: January 2, 1969 on ABC)
| Journey to the Unknown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Robert Heverley ("Matakitas is Coming") Alfred Shaughnessy ("The Last Visitor") |
| Directed by | Michael Lindsay-Hogg ("Matakitas is Coming") Don Chaffey ("The Last Visitor") |
| Presented by | Joan Crawford |
| Starring | Vera Miles Patty Duke |
| Music by | Norman Kay David Lindup |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joan Harrison Norman Lloyd |
| Producer | Anthony Hinds |
| Cinematography | Arthur Lavis Ken Talbot |
| Editor | Inman Hunter |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Production company | Hammer Film Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 11 February 1973 |
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Joan Crawford is featured as hostess in a dark library setting who provides a short narration and introduces the two episodes.
Plot
edit"Matakitas is Coming"
editA criminologist doing research on a dead 1920s mad serial killer named Matakitas finds herself alone and trapped inside a deserted library where, 41 years earlier, he killed the librarian.[1]
- Cast
- Vera Miles as June Wiley
- Leon Lissek as Andros Matakitas
- Gay Hamilton as Sylvia Ann
- Lyn Pinkney as Tracy
- Dermot Walsh as Ken
- John Junkin as Robert
"The Last Visitor"
editA young woman on holiday at a seaside resort hotel is stalked by a mysterious prowler which Mrs. Walker, the proprietress of the resort, informs her is her estranged, psychotic husband.[2]
- Cast
- Patty Duke as Barbara King
- Kay Walsh as Mrs. Walker
- Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr. Plimmer
- Joan Newell as Mrs. Plimmer
- Blake Butler as Butler
- John Bailey as Mitchell
- Michael Craze as Fred
- Sally James as Peggy
References
edit- ^ "Matakitas is Coming (1968)". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
- ^ "The Last Visitor (1969)". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.