Chosen Survivors

1974 film by Sutton Roley

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 (1974-05-24)

Running time

| 99 minutes
Countries| Mexico
United States[1]
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

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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

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* 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

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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.

## See also

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* List of American films of 1974
* Midnite Movies

## References

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

## External links

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

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