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Directed by Gerd Oswald
Story by Robert Towne, Joseph Stefano and Lou Morheim
Teleplay by Robert Towne
The military, investigating the crash-landing of a hostile UFO that kills some of their men, recovers one alien body. Desperate, the military brings in an assassin, Louis Mace, and uses genetic engineering to transform him into a similar "alien" in order to have him infiltrate the alien craft. But though his deceit is quickly seen through, the aliens are peaceful and bear him no grudge. They fought in self-defense, and offer him a second chance. Driven by duty, Mace kills one of the two surviving aliens, but then decides to set aside his mission, remain as an alien, and help the last survivor repair his ship. Mace's superiors have the choice of blowing up the ship as it departs, but realize the aliens mean them no harm.
NOTE: Co-writer Robert Towne would go on to win a screenwriting Oscar for the classic film Chinatown, as well as nominations for The Last Detail, Shampoo and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. The much-honored Robert Duvall would win an Oscar for his starring role in Tender Mercies with additional nominations for Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, The Great Santini, The Apostle and A Civil Action. He also appears in the two-part Outer Limits episode "The Inheritors."
(Original Airdate: April 27, 1964)
Robert Duvall (Louis Mace), Howard Caine (Leon Chambers), Henry Brandon (General Crawford), Douglas Henderson (Dr. Tillyard), William O'Connell (First Alien), Dean Smith (Second Alien/Stunts), Roy Jensen (Agent with Pistol), Roy Olivera (Mexican Guitarist), Robert Johnson (Voice of Chopper Pilot and Loudspeaker)
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