Escape Clause
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"Escape Clause" is an episode of the classic television anthology series The Twilight Zone, centered on a hypochondriac who makes a Faustian bargain for immortality.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
David Wayne
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Raymond Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Gomez NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Christine NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner Klemperer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Faustian bargain
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consequences of greed ⓘ immortality ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George T. Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorOfSeries | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devilCharacterName | Cadwallader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Mitchell Leisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ethel Bedeker
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The Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Bedeker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastTimeSlot | Friday 10:00 PM (Eastern) on CBS GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | The Lonely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | The Twilight Zone franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
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fantasy television ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAnthologyFormat | true ⓘ |
| hasMoral | bargains for immortality and invulnerability can lead to loss of meaning and freedom ⓘ |
| leadActor | David Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Walter Bedeker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | stock music (various composers) ⓘ |
| narrator | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1959-11-06 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A hypochondriac named Walter Bedeker makes a pact with the Devil granting him immortality in exchange for his soul, only to discover unforeseen consequences. ⓘ |
| precededByEpisode | Walking Distance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Houghton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 173-3606 ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | hypochondriac man obsessed with his health ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| seriesSeason | The Twilight Zone (season 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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