Time Enough at Last
- Episode aired Nov 20, 1959
- TV-PG
- 25m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
7.8K
YOUR RATING
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.
Jacqueline deWit
- Helen Bemis
- (as Jaqueline deWit)
Robert Haines
- Bank Customer
- (uncredited)
Rod Serling
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOut of the 92 episodes of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling, this was his personal favorite.
- GoofsDespite the shock wave from the H-bomb that detonates while Bemis is in the safe, it breaks the crystal in Henry Bemis' pocket watch, yet his glasses do not shatter.
- Quotes
Rod Serling - Narrator: [Closing Narration] The best-laid plans of mice and men - and Henry Bemis, the small man in the glasses who wanted nothing but time. Henry Bemis, now just a part of a smashed landscape, just a piece of the rubble, just a fragment of what man has deeded to himself. Mr. Henry Bemis - in the Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
Featured review
The Reader
Burgess Meredith is indelible as poor bank teller Henry Bemis, who is much put-upon by his shrewish, cold wife Helen, who cannot stand Henry's desire to read, and his love of books. Neither can his boss or customers, but when an atomic war occurs as he is reading in the bank vault, Henry is at first desolate, but when he realizes that he now has all the time in the world to read, his spirits briefly rise, until cruel fate and broken eyeglasses leaves him just another victim in a smashed landscape... Masterpiece of imagery and character, with Bemis the ultimate victim in a cruel, indifferent world not of his making. Superb direction and set design as well in unforgettable episode.
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- AaronCapenBanner
- Oct 24, 2014
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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