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The Martian Chronicles is a television miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and dealing with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there. The series starred Rock Hudson, Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters, Roddy McDowall, Fritz Weaver, Barry Morse, and Maria Schell. It was aired on NBC in January 1980 in three episodes with a total running time of just over four hours. The series depicts Mars as having a "thin atmosphere" which humans can breathe with water-filled canals and desert-like vegetation. The miniseries was directed by Michael Anderson and written by Richard Matheson.
Original Release
01/27/1980 on NBC
US Release
01/27/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rock Hudson | Col. John Wilder |
Bernie Casey | Major Jeff Spender |
Christopher Connelly | Ben Driscoll |
Nicholas Hammond | Commander Arthur Black |
Darren McGavin | Sam Parkhill |
Roddy McDowall | Father Stone |
Bernadette Peters | Genevieve Seltzer |
Joyce Van Patten | Elma Parkhill |
Maria Schell | Anna Lustig |
Fritz Weaver | Father Peregrine |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Expeditions | Sunday, 27 January 1980 |
2 | The Settlers | Monday, 28 January 1980 |
3 | The Martians | Tuesday, 29 January 1980 |
Directors
Writers
Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rock Hudson | Col. John Wilder |
Bernie Casey | Major Jeff Spender |
Christopher Connelly | Ben Driscoll |
Nicholas Hammond | Commander Arthur Black |
Darren McGavin | Sam Parkhill |
Roddy McDowall | Father Stone |
Bernadette Peters | Genevieve Seltzer |
Joyce Van Patten | Elma Parkhill |
Maria Schell | Anna Lustig |
Fritz Weaver | Father Peregrine |
Linda Lou Allen | Marilyn Becker |
Michael Anderson Jr. | David Lustig |
Robert Beatty | General Halstead |
James Faulkner | Mr. K |
Jon Finch | Christ |
Terence Longdon | Wise Martian |
Barry Morse | Peter Hathaway |
Nyree Dawn Porter | Alice Hathaway |
Wolfgang Reichmann | Lafe Lustig |
Maggie Wright | Ylla |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Berg | Executive Producer |
Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
Andrew Donally | Producer |
Charles M. Fries | Producer |
Milton Subotsky | Producer |