"The Inheritors" is the only two-part episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. Part I was first aired on November 21, 1964; Part II on November 28, 1964.
Four U.S. Army soldiers, with nothing in common other than having served in Korea and been shot in the head with bullets forged from a meteorite, cheat death and begin working on a mysterious project. Intelligence officer Adam Ballard attempts to unravel the mystery behind the s...
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"The Inheritors" is the only two-part episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. Part I was first aired on November 21, 1964; Part II on November 28, 1964.
Four U.S. Army soldiers, with nothing in common other than having served in Korea and been shot in the head with bullets forged from a meteorite, cheat death and begin working on a mysterious project. Intelligence officer Adam Ballard attempts to unravel the mystery behind the strange behaviour of the men, who have each attained I.Q.s of over 200.
This episode features an integrated/color blind cast. Although he is not given much to do, Ivan Dixon is one of the four soldiers who now have genius capability. Of the children brought on board the spaceship, three of them are African-American.
Lt. Minns (played by Steve Ihnat) is shot in the head. Rescued, he is operated on by American doctors. Adam Ballard (Robert Duvall) watches the operation. Minns begins to show the same brainwave patterns that three other men have...
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