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Episode 29

The Obsolete Man

The Obsolete Man

1961
TV Episode
25m
In a future totalitarian society, a librarian is declared obsolete and sentenced to death. (imdb)

Directed by:

Elliot Silverstein
Elliot-Silverstein
12 total credits
Credits include: Cat Ballou, The Car, A Man Called Horse, Tales from the Crypt and The Happening

Writer:

Rod Serling
Rod-Serling
69 total credits
Credits include: Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Twilight Zone

Starring:

Fritz Weaver
Fritz-Weaver
39 total credits
Credits include: The Thomas Crown Affair, Marathon Man, Creepshow, Fail Safe and Demon Seed
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Burgess Meredith
Burgess-Meredith
121 total credits
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 - September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" who was "one of the most accomplished actors of the century." Meredith won several Emmys and was nominated for Academy Awards...(Wikipedia)
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Josip Elic
Josip-Elic
3 total credits
Credits include: Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't, The Obsolete Man and One More Pallbearer

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Obsolete Man

1961
TV Episode
25m
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Average Percentile: 67.18%
25 Aug 2025
85
83rd
Now THIS is an episode of The Twilight Zone
31 May 2023
100
97th
I'm so glad we don't have to worry about power-mad governments stomping on individual rights these days.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Elliot Silverstein
Elliot-Silverstein
12 total credits
Credits include: Cat Ballou, The Car, A Man Called Horse, Tales from the Crypt and The Happening

Writer:

Rod Serling
Rod-Serling
69 total credits
Credits include: Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Twilight Zone

Starring:

Fritz Weaver
Fritz-Weaver
39 total credits
Credits include: The Thomas Crown Affair, Marathon Man, Creepshow, Fail Safe and Demon Seed
,
Burgess Meredith
Burgess-Meredith
121 total credits
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 - September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" who was "one of the most accomplished actors of the century." Meredith won several Emmys and was nominated for Academy Awards...(Wikipedia)
,
Josip Elic
Josip-Elic
3 total credits
Credits include: Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't, The Obsolete Man and One More Pallbearer

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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