Third from the Sun
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Third from the Sun is a 1960 episode of the television anthology series The Twilight Zone that follows two families attempting to escape an impending nuclear war by fleeing to a mysterious distant planet.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airDateYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Third from the Sun (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| broadcastOrderInSeries | 14 ⓘ |
| centralConflict | escape from authoritarian government before nuclear war begins ⓘ |
| closingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard L. Bare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
Cold War anxiety
ⓘ
escape ⓘ nuclear war ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | I Shot an Arrow into the Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTwistEnding | true ⓘ |
| isAnthologyEpisodeOf | The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jerry Riden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Sturka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early exploration of nuclear paranoia on American television ⓘ |
| openingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1960-01-08 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two families attempt to escape an impending nuclear war by fleeing their planet in a stolen spacecraft. ⓘ |
| plotTwist | The supposedly distant planet is revealed to be Earth, the third planet from the Sun. ⓘ |
| precededByEpisode | What You Need NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cayuga Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | scientist ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| scriptAdaptationType | short story adaptation ⓘ |
| season | Season 1 ⓘ |
| series | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a technologically advanced but war-threatened planet ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | near future ⓘ |
| title | Third from the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDevice | stolen experimental spacecraft ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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