Chosen Survivors
{{short description|1974 film by Sutton Roley}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chosen Survivors
| image = Chosensurvivors.jpg
| caption = Original poster art
| director = Sutton Roley
| producer = Leon Benson
Charles W. Fries
(as Charles Fries)
| screenplay = Harry Spalding
(as H.B. Cross)
Joe Reb Moffly
| story = Harry Spalding
(as H.B. Cross)
| narrator =
| starring = Jackie Cooper
Alex Cord
Richard Jaeckel
Bradford Dillman
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Diana Muldaur
| music = Fred Karlin
| cinematography = Gabriel Torres
| editing = John F. Link
Dennis Virkler
| color_process = Color
| studio = Metromedia Producers Corporation
Alpine Productions Inc.
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1974|5|24}}
| runtime = 99 minutes
| country = Mexico
United States{{cite web|title=Chosen Survivors|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=55302|website=American Film Institute|accessdate=24 November 2015}}
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Chosen Survivors is a 1974 Mexican-American horror science fiction film directed by Sutton Roley and starring Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel, Bradford Dillman, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Diana Muldaur
Plot
After being selected at random by a computer to seek safety in an underground bomb shelter on the eve of a nuclear attack, a group of refugees makes a horrible realization: They are sharing the space with a colony of vampire bats. And since going back above ground is not an option, they are forced to stay and fight for their lives.
Cast
- Jackie Cooper as Raymond Couzins
- Alex Cord as Steven Mayes
- Richard Jaeckel as Major Gordon Ellis
- Bradford Dillman as Peter Macomber
- Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Luis Cabral (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
- Diana Muldaur as Alana Fitzgerald
- Lincoln Kilpatrick as Woody Russo
- Gwenn Mitchell as Carrie Draper
- Barbara Babcock as Dr. Lenore Chrisman
- Cristina Moreno as Kristin Lerner (as Christina Moteno)
- Nancy Rodman as Claire Farraday
- Kelly Lange as Mary Louise Borden
Releases
The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 24, 1974. The original distributor was Columbia Pictures.
The film was released on DVD in a double feature with The Earth Dies Screaming as part of MGM's Midnite Movies series.
Most recently, film restoration company Kino Lorber released blu-ray collectors edition on October 16, 2016.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0071318|title=Chosen Survivors}}
- {{AFI film|id=55302|title=Chosen Survivors}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=70888|title=Chosen Survivors}}
Category:American science fiction horror films
Category:Mexican science fiction horror films
Category:English-language Mexican films
Category:1970s science fiction horror films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films scored by Fred Karlin
Category:Metromedia Producers Corporation films
Category:Films directed by Sutton Roley
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:1974 science fiction films
Category:English-language science fiction horror films
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