Shadow on the Land

American TV series or program

Science fiction
Thriller^[1]

Created bySidney SheldonBased onIt Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair LewisScreenplay byNedrick YoungDirected byRichard C. SarafianStarring

Jackie Cooper
John Forsythe
Gene Hackman
Carol Lynley
Janice Rule
Marc Strange

ComposerSol KaplanCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducers

Matthew Rapf
Sheldon Schrager

CinematographyFred J. KoenekampEditorHenry BatistaRunning time100 minutesProduction companyScreen GemsOriginal releaseNetworkABCReleaseDecember 4, 1968 (1968-12-04)

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

^ 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.