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The Time Element | Rod Serling (1958)

Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Episode 0 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse The Time Element (24 Nov. 1958) The Time Element was the original pilot of The Twilight Zone.

CBS purchased a teleplay in 1958 that writer Rod Serling hoped to produce as the pilot of a weekly anthology series. The Twilight Zone episode "The Time Element" marked Serling's first entry in the field of science fiction.


Director: Allen Reisner

Writer: Rod Serling

Stars: William Bendix, Martin Balsam, Darryl Hickman


Country: USA

Language: English

Runtime: 60 min

Sound Mix: Mono

Color: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1


The Twilight Zone
1959 - present