Chosen Survivors

Chosen Survivors
Chosen Survivors
	Original poster art
Directed by	Sutton Roley
Screenplay by	Harry Spalding; (as H.B. Cross); Joe Reb Moffly
Story by	Harry Spalding; (as H.B. Cross)
Produced by	Leon Benson; Charles W. Fries; (as Charles Fries)
Starring	Jackie Cooper; Alex Cord; Richard Jaeckel; Bradford Dillman; Pedro Armendáriz Jr.; Diana Muldaur
Cinematography	Gabriel Torres
Edited by	John F. Link; Dennis Virkler
Music by	Fred Karlin
Color process	Color
Production; companies	Metromedia Producers Corporation; Alpine Productions Inc.; Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 24, 1974;
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Mexico; United States
Language	English

Chosen Survivors is a 1974 Mexican-American horror science fiction film directed by Sutton Roley and starring Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel, Bradford Dillman, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Diana Muldaur

Plot

After being selected at random by a computer to seek safety in an underground bomb shelter on the eve of a nuclear attack, a group of refugees makes a horrible realization: They are sharing the space with a colony of vampire bats. And since going back above ground is not an option, they are forced to stay and fight for their lives.

Cast

Jackie Cooper as Raymond Couzins
Alex Cord as Steven Mayes
Richard Jaeckel as Major Gordon Ellis
Bradford Dillman as Peter Macomber
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Luis Cabral (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
Diana Muldaur as Alana Fitzgerald
Lincoln Kilpatrick as Woody Russo
Gwenn Mitchell as Carrie Draper
Barbara Babcock as Dr. Lenore Chrisman
Cristina Moreno as Kristin Lerner (as Christina Moteno)
Nancy Rodman as Claire Farraday
Kelly Lange as Mary Louise Borden

Releases

The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 24, 1974. The original distributor was Columbia Pictures.

The film was released on DVD in a double feature with The Earth Dies Screaming as part of MGM's Midnite Movies series.

Most recently, film restoration company Kino Lorber released blu-ray collectors edition on October 16, 2016.

References

^ "Chosen Survivors". American Film Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

External links

Chosen Survivors at IMDb
Chosen Survivors at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Chosen Survivors at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] "Chosen Survivors". American Film Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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