The Twilight Zone : The Obsolete Man (1961)
Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Genres - Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Anthology Series [TV] |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The second season of Twilight Zone came to a powerful conclusion with this Rod Serling-scripted "message" drama. In a futuristic society where books and religion have been outlawed, librarian Romney Wordsworth stands on trial for his life. Adjudged "obsolete" by the imperious Chancellor (Fritz Weaver), Wordsworth is sentenced to death, whereupon he makes one last, unusual request: He wants to have his execution televised, and he wants the Chancellor to be in attendance. The episode's Kafkaesque ending might have packed even more of a punch had director Eliot Silverstein's original concept been carried out to the fullest. "The Obsolete Man" was originally telecast June 2, 1961.
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execution, trial [courtroom]
