Night Gallery (1969)

Directed by

Boris Sagal

Genre

horror, thriller, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious art gallery curator introduces three separate supernatural horror stories through paintings that depict each tale. The film includes classic fright scenarios like a haunted painting, a vengeful corpse, and a cursed doll.

creepytheatricalepisodicslow-pacedeeriemacabreold-fashionedsupernatural

What happens

Night Gallery is a 1969 American made-for-television anthology supernatural horror film starring Joan Crawford, Ossie Davis, Richard Kiley, Roddy McDowall, Barry Sullivan and Tom Bosley. Directed by Boris Sagal, Steven Spielberg and Barry Shear, the film consists of three supernatural tales that served as the pilot for the anthology television series of the same name, written and hosted by Rod Serling. Serling garnered the Edgar Award for Best TV Episode for this effort. The film premiered on NBC on November 8, 1969. Serling appeared in an art gallery setting as the curator and introduced a trilogy of supernatural tales by unveiling paintings (by artist Jaroslav "Jerry" Gebr) that depicted the stories. The pilot theme and background music was composed by William Goldenberg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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