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SUNDAY BIG EVENT, THE: THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, PART 1: THE EXPEDITIONS (TV)
Summary
Part one of this six-hour drama about Earth's attempts to colonize Mars. In this portion, two expeditions exploring the potential for colonization of Mars disappear mysteriously. Col. Wilder leads a third expedition to Mars, hoping to solve the riddle of the disappearances. Includes commercials.
(This program aired under the title of "The Sunday Big Event.")
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 27, 1980 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:55:12
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T80:0307
- GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1980
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Polaroid
CREDITS
- Dick Berg … Executive Producer
- Charles M. Fries … Executive Producer
- Andrew Donally … Producer
- Milton Subotsky … Producer
- Michael Anderson … Director
- Richard Matheson … Writer
- Ray Bradbury … Based on the anthology by
- Rock Hudson … Cast, Col. John Wilder
- Gayle Hunnicutt … Cast, Ruth Wilder
- Bernie Casey … Cast, Spender
- Nicholas Hammond … Cast, Arthur Black
- Richard Oldfield … Cast, Captain Nathaniel York
- Richard Heffer … Cast, Captain Conover
- Maggie Wright … Cast, Ylla
- Linda Lou Allen … Cast, Marilyn Becker
- Vadim Glowna … Cast, Sam Hinston
- Burnell Tucker … Cast, Bill Wilder
- Darren McGavin … Cast, Sam Parkhill
- Michael Anderson … Cast, David Lustig
- Robert Beatty … Cast, General Halstead
- James Faulkner … Cast, Mr. K
- John Cassady … Cast, Briggs
- Anthony Pullen-Shaw … Cast, Edward Black