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Re: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

That wasn’t an actual episode of the Twilight Zone. It was a short film made by others that Sterling thought so much of he aired it during his series run.

Here it is in its entirety (25 min):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DocXC-kobmU

[djf]

Thanks.

I have a bunch of series of programs on DVD and usually, about once a year, work through them all.

But I remember watching the original TZ broadcast.

[RegulatorCountry]

Black and white was at the pinnacle of artistic and technical excellence along about then, so moody and stark, even television series from the era are visually interesting regardless of subject matter, it's part of what makes old Twilight Zone episodes so memorable and so gripping.

That said, it's curious how unsympathetic the Union soldiers were portrayed by the French in this, snapping their heels like Germans, goose stepping around, reptilian and foppish by turns with the ridiculous manner in which they chose to wear their hats, one fellow even has his on backwards.

The final dream sequence of his return to hearth and home only to be dead after all appears to have inspired something of more modern vintage, and that would be the “turning” of Vampire Bill in season one of “True Blood.”

Here's a YouTube clip, warning, it's not something I'd consider family friendly, adult and fairly graphic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIxEuus0bJE

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Rod Serling

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