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The Twilight Zone – Season 4, Episode 16 On Thursday We Leave for Home

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The leader (James Whitmore) of a colony stranded on an asteroid resists rescue. With James Broderick.
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The Twilight Zone — Season 4, Episode 16

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James Whitmore

Captain Benteen

Tim O'Connor

Colonel Sloane

James Broderick

Al

Paul Langton

George

Jo Helton

Julie

Mercedes Shirley

Joan
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The Twilight Zone — Season 4, Episode 16

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Matthew Rozsa Salon.com 12/02/2018
4/4
Rod Serling's teleplay is so nuanced a meditation on political power that "On Thursday We Leave for Home" is timeless enough to apply to today's news cycle. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis The leader (James Whitmore) of a colony stranded on an asteroid resists rescue. With James Broderick.
Director
Buzz Kulik
Screenwriter
Rod Serling
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 2, 1963