Chosen Survivors
| Chosen Survivors | |
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 Original poster art | |
| Directed by | Sutton Roley |
| Screenplay by | Harry Spalding (as H.B. Cross) Joe Reb Moffly |
| Story by | Harry Spalding (as H.B. Cross) |
| Produced by | Leon Benson Charles W. Fries (as Charles Fries) |
| Starring | Jackie Cooper Alex Cord Richard Jaeckel Bradford Dillman Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Diana Muldaur |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Torres |
| Edited by | John F. Link Dennis Virkler |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
| Color process | Color |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Mexico United States[1] |
| Language | English |
Chosen Survivors is a 1974 Mexican-American horror science fiction film directed by Sutton Roley and starring Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel, Bradford Dillman, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Diana Muldaur
Plot
[edit]After being selected at random by a computer to seek safety in an underground bomb shelter on the eve of a nuclear attack, a group of refugees makes a horrible realization: They are sharing the space with a colony of vampire bats. And since going back above ground is not an option, they are forced to stay and fight for their lives.
Cast
[edit]- Jackie Cooper as Raymond Couzins
- Alex Cord as Steven Mayes
- Richard Jaeckel as Major Gordon Ellis
- Bradford Dillman as Peter Macomber
- Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Luis Cabral (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
- Diana Muldaur as Alana Fitzgerald
- Lincoln Kilpatrick as Woody Russo
- Gwenn Mitchell as Carrie Draper
- Barbara Babcock as Dr. Lenore Chrisman
- Cristina Moreno as Kristin Lerner (as Christina Moteno)
- Nancy Rodman as Claire Farraday
- Kelly Lange as Mary Louise Borden
Releases
[edit]The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 24, 1974. The original distributor was Columbia Pictures.
The film was released on DVD in a double feature with The Earth Dies Screaming as part of MGM's Midnite Movies series.
Most recently, film restoration company Kino Lorber released blu-ray collectors edition on October 16, 2016.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chosen Survivors". American Film Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Chosen Survivors at IMDb
- Chosen Survivors at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Chosen Survivors at the TCM Movie Database
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