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Director:
Writers:
John William Corrington (screenplay) and
Joyce Hooper Corrington (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 August 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Pray for the last man alive. Because he's not alone. more
Plot:
Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Great flick more (166 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Charlton Heston ... Robert Neville
Anthony Zerbe ... Jonathan Matthias
Rosalind Cash ... Lisa

Paul Koslo ... Dutch
Eric Laneuville ... Richie

Lincoln Kilpatrick ... Zachary
Jill Giraldi ... Little Girl
Anna Aries ... Woman in Cemetery Crypt

Brian Tochi ... Tommy
DeVeren Bookwalter ... Family Member
John Dierkes ... Family Member
Monika Henreid ... Family Member

Linda Redfearn ... Family Member
Forrest Wood ... Family Member
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Directed by
Boris Sagal 
 
Writing credits
John William Corrington (screenplay) and
Joyce Hooper Corrington (screenplay) (as Joyce H. Corrington)

Richard Matheson (novel "I Am Legend")

Produced by
Walter Seltzer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ron Grainer 
 
Cinematography by
Russell Metty 
 
Film Editing by
William H. Ziegler  (as William Ziegler)
 
Art Direction by
Art Loel  (as Arthur Loel)
Walter M. Simonds 
 
Set Decoration by
William L. Kuehl 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly .... supervising hair stylist
 
Production Management
Frank Baur .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Roberts .... assistant director
Ted Swanson .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Robert Martin .... sound (as Bob Martin)
 
Stunts
Joe Canutt .... action coordinator
Wanda Ann Yates .... stunt double
Denny Arnold .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Brookfield .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney .... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Duran .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth .... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunts (uncredited)
Whitey Hughes .... stunts (uncredited)
Harold Jones .... stunts (uncredited)
Kim Kahana .... stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi .... stunts (uncredited)
Wayne King Sr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Roy N. Sickner .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bernie Abramson .... still photographer (uncredited)
Lydia Clarke .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margo Baxley .... costume supervisor
Bucky Rous .... costume supervisor
 
Music Department
Ron Grainer .... conductor
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 
Other crew
Shirley Cohen .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Neville's primary weapon during the film is a Smith and Wesson M76 Sub Machine Gun, sometimes fitted with a flashlight. During the first night attack by the Family, Neville uses a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) with an Infra-Red scope. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the inquisition you can see reflections of the crew in the silvered glasses of the "family". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[the last man on earth wrecks his car]
Robert Neville: There's never a cop around when you need one.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
'Round Midnight more

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46 out of 60 people found the following comment useful.
Great flick, 14 September 2004
Author: jedlow from Adelaide, Australia

This movie rocks, right from the opening scene where our hero leaps from his car and sprays mutants with a machine gun, to the final frame where... but enough of that. A great flick, one in a line of Charlton Heston post-apocalyptic movies. If you like this you'll love Soylent Green and, of course, the first two Apes films. Heston's like John Wayne in space. Nobody does it better. In this one disease-ravaged mutants stand in for the hippies- that fixes up society's problem with the riff raff, and Charlton has an inter-racial relationship. So there are mixed messages. Charlton Heston chews the scenery in every frame. Oh well, damn you all to hell.

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