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The Outer Limits S1E32 — The Forms of Things Unknown
7.5
The Outer Limits•Season 1•Episode 32

The Forms of Things Unknown

7.5/10 · 745 votesMay 4, 196452 min

Ranked #10 of 32 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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Two women with a body in their car trunk come upon a house by chance wherein a crazed inventor has a machine that can bring back the dead.

Directed byGerd Oswald
Written byJoseph Stefano
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Gerd Oswald

Gerd Oswald

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Joseph Stefano

Writer

Conrad Hall

Conrad Hall

Director of Photography

A

Anthony DiMarco

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Forms of Things Unknown" is episode 32 of The Outer Limits season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 745 votes, ranking #10 of 32 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Gerd Oswald and written by Joseph Stefano, it aired on May 4, 1964.

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