Shadow on the Land

Shadow on the Land
Also known as United States: It Can't Happen Here
Genre
Created by Sidney Sheldon
Based on It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis
Screenplay by Nedrick Young
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Starring
Composer(s) Sol Kaplan
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s)
Cinematography Fred J. Koenekamp
Editor(s) Henry Batista
Running time 100 minutes
Production company(s) Screen Gems
Release
Original network ABC
Original release December 4, 1968 (1968-12-04)

Shadow on the Land, also known as United States: It Can't Happen Here, is a 1968 television film which aired on ABC. It was adapted from the Sinclair Lewis novel It Can't Happen Here by Nedrick Young, and directed by Richard C. Sarafian. The plot involves a President creating a fascist, totalitarian regime in the United States, and a resistance movement forming against it.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Young, R. G., ed. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 560. ISBN 9781557832696. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Shadow of the Land". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. June 25, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (June 21, 2012). American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations. McFarland. p. 105. ISBN 9780786492794. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 500. ISBN 9780810863781. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Google Books.
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