The Galaxy Being
E521969
The Galaxy Being is a classic episode of the 1963 science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits, featuring a radio engineer’s accidental contact with an alien intelligence made of electromagnetic energy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | original teleplay by Leslie Stevens ⓘ |
| castMember |
Cliff Robertson
NERFINISHED
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Jacqueline Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ James Doohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
dangers and promise of advanced technology
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fear of the unknown ⓘ misunderstanding between species ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorOfSeries | Leslie Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Byron Haskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Allan Maxwell
NERFINISHED
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Carol Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Galaxy Being (alien) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
accidental contact with alien intelligence
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alien composed of electromagnetic energy ⓘ radio engineer protagonist ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | The Hundred Days of the Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasOpeningControlVoiceMonologue | yes ⓘ |
| leadActor | Cliff Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Vic Perrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first broadcast episode of The Outer Limits (1963)
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early television depiction of an energy-based alien ⓘ |
| openingNarrationSpokenBy | Vic Perrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1963-09-16 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastFormat | 4:3 black-and-white ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Outer Limits (1963 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Cliff Robertson as Allan Maxwell
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Lee Philips as The Galaxy Being ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | series premiere ⓘ |
| producer | Leslie Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Daystar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| seriesType | science fiction anthology television series ⓘ |
| setting | small American town ⓘ |
| subgenre |
alien visitation
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first contact story ⓘ |
| title | The Galaxy Being NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Leslie Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)