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Land of the Giants

Set fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and passengers of a sub-orbital transport ship named Spindrift. In the pilot episode, the Spindrift is en route from Los Angeles to London, on an ultra-fast sub-orbital flight. Just beyond Earth's boundary with space, the Spindrift encounters a magnetic space storm, and is dragged through a space warp to a mysterious planet where everything is twelve times larger than on Earth, whose inhabitants the Earthlings nickname "the Giants". The Spindrift crash-lands, and the damage renders it inoperable.

Credits

Sam Elliott
Sam Elliott

Martin Reed

Ron Howard
Ron Howard

Jodar

Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson

Joe Simmons

Gene Dynarski
Gene Dynarski

Warden Barmak

John Carradine
John Carradine

Egor Crull

Cast

Name Character
Sam Elliott He was 24 , now 79 years old as Martin Reed
Ron Howard He was 14 , now 70 years old as Jodar
Richard Anderson He was 42 , 91 years old when he died as Joe Simmons
Gene Dynarski He was 36 , now 91 years old as Warden Barmak
John Carradine He was 62 , 82 years old when he died as Egor Crull
Albert Salmi He was 40 , 62 years old when he died
Peter Jason He was 24 , now 79 years old as Mylo
Lee Meriwether She was 33 , now 88 years old as Mrs. Bara
Torin Thatcher He was 63 , 76 years old when he died as Dr. Berger
Alfred Ryder He was 52 , 79 years old when he died as Parteg
Tol Avery He was 53 , 57 years old when he died as Mr. Derg
Zalman King He was 26 , 69 years old when he died as Nick
Victoria Vetri She was 23 , now 79 years old as Lisa
Nehemiah Persoff He was 49 , now 104 years old as Titus
Anne Seymour She was 59 , 79 years old when she died as Martha Cass
Joe Turkel He was 41 , now 96 years old as Sergeant
Paul Fix He was 67 , 82 years old when he died as Dr. Brulle
Vic Tayback He was 38 , 60 years old when he died as Hood
Diane McBain She was 27 , now 82 years old as Mrs. Evers
Michael Ansara He was 46 , 91 years old when he died as Murtrah
Tom Drake He was 50 , 64 years old when he died as SID Sergeant
Larry Pennell He was 40 , 85 years old when he died as Guard
Alan Hale, Jr. He was 47 , 68 years old when he died as O'Reilly
Morgan Jones He was 40 , 84 years old when he died as Assistant Scientist
Billy Halop He was 48 , 56 years old when he died as Bartender Harry
Broderick Crawford He was 56 , 74 years old when he died as Prof. Gorn
Gene LeBell He was 35 , now 91 years old as Mezron's Brother
Harry Lauter He was 54 , 76 years old when he died as Policeman
Lance LeGault He was 33 , 77 years old when he died as Giant Policeman
Percy Helton He was 74 , 77 years old when he died as Akman
Robert Shayne He was 67 , 92 years old when he died as Mr. Clinton
Joseph Ruskin He was 44 , 89 years old when he died as Carlos
Joseph Ruskin He was 44 , 89 years old when he died as General Aza
Leonard Stone He was 44 , 87 years old when he died as Dr. Kraal
Leonard Stone He was 44 , 87 years old when he died as Sgt. Eson
Denver Mattson He was 31 , 68 years old when he died as Sergeant
John Marley He was 60 , 76 years old when he died as Deputy Zarkin
Parley Baer He was 54 , 88 years old when he died as Senator Obek
Len Lesser He was 45 , 88 years old when he died as Prisoner
John Pickard He was 5 , 29 years old when he died as Giant Guard
Mike Mazurki He was 60 , 82 years old when he died as Loach
Jan Shepard She was 40 , now 96 years old as Osla Ekorb
Tom Reese He was 100 , 81 years old when he died as Sgt. Gedo
Stuart Margolin He was 28 , now 84 years old as Zoral
Gary Dubin He was 9 , 57 years old when he died as Dal Ekorb
John Dehner He was 52 , 76 years old when he died as Lt. Grayson
Baynes Barron He was 51 , 65 years old when he died as Giant Policeman
Arthur Franz He was 48 , 86 years old when he died as Dr. Franzen
Francine York She was 30 , 78 years old when she died as Dr. North
John Crawford He was 48 , 90 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Charles Bennett Writing He was 97 , 124 years old when he died Writer
Irwin Allen Directing He was 52 , 75 years old when he died Director
Irwin Allen Production He was 52 , 75 years old when he died Producer
Irwin Allen Writing He was 52 , 75 years old when he died Story
Sidney Marshall Writing He was 86 , 90 years old when he died Teleplay
Jack Martin Smith Art He was 57 , 82 years old when he died Art Direction
Walter M. Scott Art He was 61 , 82 years old when he died Set Decoration
Lionel Newman Sound He was 52 , 73 years old when he died Music Supervisor
Gilbert Ralston Writing He was 56 , 86 years old when he died Writer
Arthur Weiss Writing He was 56 , 68 years old when he died Writer
Arthur Weiss Writing He was 56 , 68 years old when he died Teleplay
Howard Schwartz Camera He was 23 , 45 years old when he died Director of Photography
William Welch Writing Teleplay
William Welch Writing Writer
Robert Lees Writing He was 56 , 91 years old when he died Writer
Jackson Gillis Writing He was 52 , 93 years old when he died Writer
Nathan H. Juran Directing He was 61 , 95 years old when he died Director
Dick Wormell Editing Editor
George Watters Editing He was 63 , 75 years old when he died Editor
Mann Rubin Writing He was 40 , 85 years old when he died Writer
Harry Harris Directing He was 46 , 86 years old when he died Director
Harmon Jones Directing He was 57 , 61 years old when he died Director
Frank G. Carson Camera He was 60 , 76 years old when he died Director of Photography
Charles G. Clarke Camera He was 69 , 84 years old when he died Director of Photography
Stanley H. Silverman Writing He was 54 , 90 years old when he died Writer
Jerry Thomas Writing Writer
Daniel B. Ullman Writing He was 49 , 61 years old when he died Writer
Daniel B. Ullman Writing He was 49 , 61 years old when he died Teleplay
Sobey Martin Directing He was 59 , 69 years old when he died Director
Ellis St. Joseph Writing He was 57 , 82 years old when he died Writer
Larry Holt Crew Stunts
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Land of the Giants (55 years)

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  • First Air Date: 1968-09-22
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 51