The Hitch-Hiker

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"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.

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instanceOf The Twilight Zone episode
television episode
adaptedFromAuthor Lucille Fletcher
basedOn The Hitch-Hiker self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Hitch-Hiker (radio play)
basedOnWorkAuthor Lucille Fletcher
blackAndWhite true
castMember Adam Williams
Eleanor Audley
George Mitchell
Inger Stevens
Leonard Strong
Lew Gallo
character Nan Adams
The Hitch-Hiker self-link
closingNarrationBy Rod Serling
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alfred Hitchcock
Alvin Ganzer
Ida Lupino
executiveProducer Rod Serling
firstBroadcastInTimeSlot The Twilight Zone first season Friday night slot
genre fantasy television
horror television
psychological thriller
science fiction television
hasTwistEnding true
leadActor Inger Stevens
narrator Rod Serling
notableFor being one of the early classic episodes of The Twilight Zone
its eerie, omnipresent hitchhiker figure
openingNarrationBy Rod Serling
originalAirDate 1960-01-22
originalLanguage English
originalMedium television
originalNetwork CBS
partOfSeries The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone
plotSummary A woman driving cross-country is repeatedly confronted by a mysterious hitchhiker who appears ahead of her no matter how far she travels.
productionCompany Cayuga Productions
runningTimeMinutes 25
seriesEpisodeNumber 16
seriesSeason 1
setting United States Numbered Highway System
surface form: United States highways
teleplayBy Rod Serling
theme death
fate
psychological terror
title The Hitch-Hiker self-link
writer Rod Serling

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The Hitch-Hiker title The Hitch-Hiker self-link
The Hitch-Hiker basedOn The Hitch-Hiker self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Hitch-Hiker (radio play)
The Hitch-Hiker character The Hitch-Hiker self-link
I Shot an Arrow into the Air followedBy The Hitch-Hiker
Lucille Fletcher notableWork The Hitch-Hiker
Lucille Fletcher wrote The Hitch-Hiker
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories containsWork The Hitch-Hiker
this entity surface form: The Hitch-Hikers