The Last Flight
- Episode aired Feb 5, 1960
- TV-PG
- 25m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
4.1K
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A World War I British fighter pilot lands at an American air base in 1959 France.A World War I British fighter pilot lands at an American air base in 1959 France.A World War I British fighter pilot lands at an American air base in 1959 France.
Paul Baxley
- Driver
- (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
- Ground Crewman
- (uncredited)
Rod Serling
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Richard Matheson
- Rod Serling(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWriter Richard Matheson explained that the title of this episode and its short story referred to both the protagonist's physical journey as well as his departure from cowardice.
- GoofsMilitary officers do not render a hand salute when they are uncovered (without a hat). In this production not only does an officer without a hat salute a superior, but the other officers are wearing hats indoors, something that's not supposed to be done.
- Quotes
Rod Serling - Narrator: [Closing Narration] Dialog from a play, Hamlet to Horatio: There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Dialog from a play written long before men took to the sky: There are more things in heaven and earth and in the sky than perhaps can be dreamt of. And somewhere in between heaven, the sky, and the earth, lies The Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsEdited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: The Last Flight (2020)
Featured review
Recommended episode.
I've always enjoyed "Twilight Zone". I've seen only a couple of episodes that I didn't think were winners, most were excellent, and probably all are watchable to this day. I would venture to guess that I've seen 40 different episodes in my lifetime, and at least 20 in the last 4 months. But, I wanted to write this, my first IMDb comment ever, to let as many people know that this is the most enjoyable "Twilight Zone" episode I've ever seen. I am kind of a military history buff, but in a very minor way, so I believe the episode would rank high on anyone's list. It may not have as much "horror" to it as some episodes, but I was farther out on the edge of my seat than I've been on any other. I simply wanted to recommend it, so here you go. I'm giving it a "9" only because I haven't seen every episode. I do doubt that any "Twilight Zone" episode will top this one for me, but I'm saving the "10" rating, just in case. Enjoy!
--P.S., the episode sequence number for this episode (1.18) has somewhat of a "Twilight Zone" twist: I searched for this episode by episode name on IMDb. Only one other television series had an episode with the exact same title "The Last Flight". "Twilight Zone's" episode numbered 1.18 had this name, and guess which season & episode of "Armchair Theatre" had the identical name three years prior? That show's episode number 1.18 was also called "The Last Flight". (que the TZ drama track...)
--P.S., the episode sequence number for this episode (1.18) has somewhat of a "Twilight Zone" twist: I searched for this episode by episode name on IMDb. Only one other television series had an episode with the exact same title "The Last Flight". "Twilight Zone's" episode numbered 1.18 had this name, and guess which season & episode of "Armchair Theatre" had the identical name three years prior? That show's episode number 1.18 was also called "The Last Flight". (que the TZ drama track...)
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- kaneharris
- Dec 1, 2008
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- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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