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Night Slaves (1970)

Night Slaves poster
Directed by
Ted Post
Genre
horror film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and his wife visit a small coastal town. He discovers that the townspeople are acting strangely and seem to be controlled by an unseen force at night.

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What happens

Night Slaves is a 1970 American television science fiction horror film directed by Ted Post and starring James Franciscus and Lee Grant. It was based on a 1965 novel by science fiction writer Jerry Sohl, best known for writing episodes of The Outer Limits, Star Trek, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and as ghostwriter for Charles Beaumont on three episodes of The Twilight Zone. Night Slaves aired as part of the ABC Network's Movie of the Week series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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