Shadow on the Land

*Shadow on the Land*
Shadow on the Land
Also known as	United States: It Can't Happen Here
Genre	Science fiction; Thriller;
Created by	Sidney Sheldon
Based on	It Can't Happen Here; by Sinclair Lewis
Screenplay by	Nedrick Young
Directed by	Richard C. Sarafian
Starring	Jackie Cooper; John Forsythe; Gene Hackman; Carol Lynley; Janice Rule; Marc Strange;
Composer	Sol Kaplan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Matthew Rapf; Sheldon Schrager;
Cinematography	Fred J. Koenekamp
Editor	Henry Batista
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Screen Gems
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 4, 1968

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 1935 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[edit]

^ 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.
^ "Shadow on the Land". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. June 25, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ 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.
^ 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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