The Martian Chronicles The Expeditions (1980) Online
- Original Title :
- The Expeditions
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi
- Year :
- 1980
- Directror :
- Michael Anderson
- Cast :
- Rock Hudson,Gayle Hunnicutt,Bernie Casey
- Writer :
- Ray Bradbury,Richard Matheson
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 38min
- Rating :
- 6.9/10
The exploration of Mars begins with two failed expeditions. Colonel Wilder then leads a crew to discover the secret of Mars - only to find all the Martians dead from chicken pox.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Rock Hudson | - | Col. John Wilder |
 | Gayle Hunnicutt | - | Ruth Wilder |
 | Bernie Casey | - | Major Jeff Spender |
 | Christopher Connelly | - | Ben Driscoll (credit only) |
 | Nicholas Hammond | - | Commander Arthur Black |
 | Roddy McDowall | - | Father Stone (credit only) |
 | Darren McGavin | - | Sam Parkhill |
 | Bernadette Peters | - | Genevieve Seltzer (credit only) |
 | Maria Schell | - | Anna Lustig (credit only) |
 | Joyce Van Patten | - | Elma Parkhill (credit only) |
 | Fritz Weaver | - | Father Peregrine (credit only) |
 | Linda Lou Allen | - | Marilyn Becker |
 | Michael Anderson Jr. | - | David Lustig |
 | Robert Beatty | - | General Halstead |
 | James Faulkner | - | Mr. K |
This episode takes place in July 1976, January 1999, April 2000 and June 2001.
On "Ray Bradbury Theater" several years later, David Carradine would play Spender, which is Bernie Casey's role here. Both actors starred in Martin Scorsese's "Boxcar Bertha" in 1972.
Actors Phil Brown (the narrator) and Burnell Tucker (Bill Wilder, the Captain's brother) were both in the original Star Wars.