Chosen Survivors
Chosen Survivors is a 1974 Mexican-American science fiction/horror film directed by Sutton Roley and starring Alex Cord and Jackie Cooper.
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Directed by | Sutton Roley |
Produced by | Leon Benson Charles W. Fries |
Written by | H.B. Cross |
Starring | Jackie Cooper Alex Cord Richard Jaeckel Bradford Dillman Diana Muldaur |
Music by | Fred Karlin |
Cinematography | Gabriel Torres |
Edited by | John F. Link Dennis Virkler |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Mexico United States[1] |
Language | English |
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 - Raymond Couzins
- Alex Cord - Steven Mayes
- Richard Jaeckel - Major Ellis
- Bradford Dillman - Peter Macomber
- Diana Muldaur - Alana Fitzgerald
- Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. - Luis Cabral
- Lincoln Kilpatrick - Woody Russo
- Gwenn Mitchell - Carrie Draper
- Barbara Babcock - Dr. Lenore Chrisman
Releases
The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 22, 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 16th 2016.
References
- "Chosen Survivors". American Film Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2015.