A Cold Night's Death

A Cold Night's Death (also known as The Chill Factor) is a 1973 American made for television horror-thriller film. The film was shown on January 30, 1973, on the ABC network.

A Cold Night's Death
GenreHorror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Written byChristopher Knopf
Directed byJerrold Freedman
StarringRobert Culp
Eli Wallach
Michael C. Gwynne
Music byGil Melle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersLeonard Goldberg
Aaron Spelling
ProducersPaul Junger Witt
Robert Monroe (associate producer)
Tony Thomas (associate producer)
Production location20th Century Fox Studios
CinematographyLeonard J. South
EditorDavid Berlatsky
Running time74 minutes
Production companiesABC Circle Films
Spelling-Goldberg Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original networkABC
Original release
  • January 30, 1973 (1973-01-30)

The film was directed by Jerrold Freedman and starred Robert Culp, Eli Wallach, and Michael C. Gwynne. Culp and Wallach are two research scientists at the Tower Mountain Research Station (filmed at the University of California's high altitude Barcroft Research Station) who are trying to unravel the mysterious death of a colleague.

Plot

After the mysterious deaths of their colleagues, scientists Robert Jones (Robert Culp) and Frank Enari (Eli Wallach) are sent to an isolated research station deep in the Arctic Circle to continue their observation of monkey behavioral patterns. As the two men quarrel over who has to clean the station and other responsibilities, they slowly realize that the deaths of their co-workers may have something to do with a mysterious and dangerous presence, one that the monkeys increasingly fear.

Cast

Reception

Graeme Clark from The Spinning Image rated the film seven out of ten stars, praising the film's atmosphere, performances, and score.[1] Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings also praised the film's atmosphere and performances, calling it "one very effective TV-movie thriller".[2] The Terror Trap awarded the film three out of four stars, calling it "a triumph of mood creation".[3]

See also

References
  1. Clark, Graeme. "Cold Night's Death, A Review (1973)". TheSpinningImage.co.uk. Graeme Clark. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. Sindelar, Dave (14 February 2019). "A Cold Night's Death (1973)". FantasticMovieMusings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "A Cold Night's Death (1973)". TerrorTrap.com. The Terror Trap. Retrieved 26 September 2019.


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