A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secretive and anti-pleasure. Following two children who disappear to play in the woods, she finds that this is actually a community of extraterrestrials with mild paranormal powers who are attempting to repress and deny their heritage for fear of arousing prejudice and hatred in their human neighbors. Based on a series of novels by the late Zenna Henderson.
Acting
Kim Darby brings earnest warmth; Shatner's weirdly perfect.
Direction
Korty builds unease through restraint, not spectacle.
Writing
Henderson's source material elevates typical TV fare.
Director
John Korty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henderson's stories were groundbreaking 1960s sci-fi centering women's emotional lives; this adaptation preserves that radical gentleness.
This was one of Francis Ford Coppola's early producing credits through his American Zoetrope company, alongside The Godfather work.
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