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Chosen Survivors

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PG,1hr 39min
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1974
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Synopsis: This speculative horror film details the tribulations endured by a specially-selected test group of 11 people who are informed that they will be the only occupants of a nuclear fallout shelter built half a mile below the Earth's surface. Chosen by project coordinator Peter Macomber (Bradford Dillman) as a fair cross-section of humanity, the group includes a politician, a businessman, an athlete and an author. As it turns out, the "survivors" are unwitting participants in one of those contrived psychological ... Full Synopsis
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This obscure late-night t.v. favorite is a prototypical example of the doomy sci-fi that proliferated during the early 1970's. The script does an effective job of setting up its doomsday scenario in a sparse, unsentimental style, weaving in plenty of shocks and a new intriguing plot twists along the way. Sutton Roley's direction takes a similar approach, using a stark visual palette and a sometimes ... Full Review
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Peter Macomber
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