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The Outer Limits S1E12 — The Borderland
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The Outer Limits•Season 1•Episode 12

The Borderland

6.7/10 · 761 votesDec 16, 196352 min

Ranked #27 of 32 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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A scientist named Ian Fraser invents a machine which can pierce the borderland between this world and... The Afterlife? Maybe. Fraser convinces an industrialist to finance future experiments with the possibility of contacting the rich man's dead son.

Directed byLeslie Stevens
Written byLeslie Stevens
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Leslie Stevens

Leslie Stevens

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Leslie Stevens

Leslie Stevens

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Helen Gailey

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John M. Nickolaus Jr.

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Richard K. Brockway

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Episode Summary

"The Borderland" is episode 12 of The Outer Limits season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 761 votes, ranking #27 of 32 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Leslie Stevens and written by Leslie Stevens, it aired on December 16, 1963.

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