Patterns (1956) ROD SERLING
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Writer: Rod Serling
Stars: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley
Director: Fielder Cook
In Rod Serling's tale of corporate greed, when a young man is recruited onto the board of a high-powered corporation, he finds his ethics at odds with his ambition. Watch for an unbilled Lauren Bacall in a lobby scene... or is it a look-a-like?
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One of the best movies that I have ever seen. THANKS!!!
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This made a big impression on me back when it was first put on TV. When was that, back in the late fifties? There was a similar scene to the final confrontation in this story. It was in the "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (by Sloan Wilson?). In that confrontation, the chairman says to his protege, "Dammit, man, SOMEBODY has to do the big jobs!" Well, something to that effect. And a line in a song from GYPSY, "Some people sit on their butts, they've got the dream but not the guts". It's a common theme; there have always been people who want to do more, better, bigger and some people who simply want to enjoy today. The world needs both kinds.
There is something about Ed Begley (as William Briggs) that reminds me of my father who was a senior civil servant (officer) always at war with his corrupt ministers. Not just the appearance-that infectious smile and warmth that goes straight to your heart, that transparency about his whole character and demeanor. Ironically enough, my father also died at 57 from sheer pressure he had to face from his superiors and the politicians. (I consider him having been 'murdered', but there would be just too many killers for me to try to avenge his death. Some of those 'murderers' have met ends that serve them right, thank God. )
PS: Elizabeth Wilson's performance as Marge Fleming won my heart.
REGARDS AND LOVE FROM INDIA.🙏💚
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I watched this movie because Rod Serling wrote it, but I walked away with one of the greatest cinematic experiences of my life and it is a crime that he did not win several awards for this story. It is as real and gritty as anything I have ever seen and gruesome as well without one person being shot or chopped up. Real life stress is far worse then physical abuse. There is no greater crime than murdering a man's soul and nobody on Earth ever conveyed that better than Rod Serling.
All made without vulgarity and gratuitous sex. An excellent standard for great acting.
POLAR HI
MURDERING A MAN'S SOUL IS THE BIGGEST CRIME ON EARTH NEXT TO PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL ABUSE.
BEEN THERE LIVED THROUGH IT ALL. A STRONG CONSTITUTION IS THE KEY IN RECOGNISING HOW TO SURVIVE. 💖💖💖
Kinna' sucked you right into Fred's world did it?
Well said. The modern movie is just bankrupt of any creativity, decency, with very few talented actors/actresses
@@oncebefore3671 couldn't agree more...
I spent almost 40 years in a large corporation. I saw machinations like this all the time. Things were rarely as they seemed on the surface. Looking back after retiring, I wonder how I put up with it for so long. This movie portrays this complex story magnificently. Kudos to Rod Serling.
This does not only hold true for the corporate sector, but also manifests itself in the government departments
(Civil Service).
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Never saw this...really good acting for the period. People were wound reeeaaalllyyy tightly back then. I am old enough to remember. They worked their knuckles raw most of the time. In every line on every mature person's face there was a deeply ingrained pain. I knew one thing: I didn't want anything to do with it, and I never will.
But did you have a water cooler y'all cld meet at atleast..have a lil fun? Lol
Ditto in the academic world. I’ve seen good teachers/professors pushed out for shiny, new ones.
What a powerful movie . Hard-hitting with no vulgar language, no violence and exploitations of sex of any kind . Only great script writing and performances
Yes, no sex of any kind. But my God, the couple actresses that were onscreen were mouth watering
Ha! Bill Briggs sure to it in the rear!
Those were the early steps for the later THE TWILGHT ZONE adventures.
@@tarzanappleseed5424 Mouth watering indeed!
@@tarzanappleseed5424 get your eyes checked.
A lost art. The heated argument without a single cuss/swear word. Mr. Rod Serling & company, you are irreplaceable.
The quality is so far above most anything in today's writing.
Can't believe this gem of a film.
Look at 'Shane', a film in which Van Heflin played his part marvellously.
only because people didn't cuss in those days. and no cussing was allowed on tv.
@@orangewarm1 You missed the point
@@bowdoin5063 no, the point literally was that this would have never cleared production with the script having vulgar language. You honestly don't believe people really watched their language even then behind closed doors??? He would have been called an asshole right to his face. 😄
@@samivayajd Nope, they got the same point across without using vulgarity
I personally believe there should be a Rod Serling Award. 🏆 For incredible thought provoking movies such as these, and of course, the Twilight Zone! Love this stuff! ❤️
Great idea! He deserves an honor like that.
Absolutely! Brilliant idea!🍻🛸
Hahaha I am living in the Twilight zone 🤣🤣🤣🦧MALTA 🇲🇹💯 is where the Malta 1 country, 2 governments live in cuckoo land as they abuse the nation using the NSO GROUP HACKWARE and abusing the Malta Communications Authority equipment to manipulate
Agree. But are any writers worthy today? 😉
@@Tyrell_Corp2019 Good question. I would think so. Hope springs eternal!
Hands-down one of the BEST American films of the 1950s. There is no reason to re-make it. It is perfect.
"Heaven!" What ever gave you the idea you were in Heaven Mr. Valentine? This is the other place!
If there were a re-make, Fred Briggs would have to be portrayed by an oppressed, disabled, multi-ethnic, transsexual, married to a gay beta-male, with five multi-ethnic adopted children, each one undergoing sex reassignment.
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@@NoosaHeads ... So true. Sad but true.
@@sbalogh53 - You are agreeing with an idiotic statement by Ian Rivlin. Hope you are both proud of yourselves.
Much respect, Mr. Serling. For your military service, your imagination and your courage. RIP.
Amen! Truth, his shows never get old, always great!
Yes, he's known for the comment about "being in a fox hole with others and not being concerned about the color of their skin", that tells a great deal about Rod Serling.
Sad that Rod Serling died at only 50 years old. But he left us a wonderful body of work.
65 years after this brilliant movie was released and nothing has changed. Corporations dump loyal & productive staff for the most fickle of reasons in the most underhanded Soul crushing ways as they advise you that "It's not personal... It's just business"
Rod Serling was a master wordsmith and film maker.
And that’s what they’ll say when AI starts eliminating humans.
Corporations don't survive on sentiments.
And they can't be figure out what is causing the "great resignation"
And they’ll fire you via Zoom.
He made a deal with the devil.
Simple as that.
They don't make movies like this anymore, and they broke the mold when they made Rod Serling.
THANK GOD--IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at chronomark 3:55 some may recognize the woman on the right, coffee cup in hand. Twelve years after this flick she starred as Dustin Hoffman's mother in The Graduate.
“character” 1997 - the VP fairly SHOUTS the word in his drunken tirade... “Karakter” is one of my all-time favourite Dutch films and it's remarkably similar to this b/w jewel 💎
No they didn't there's legions of them
@@joebloe1401 Pretty much sums up your taste buds!
The revolving door spins, as we, in turn, pass through to take our place on this wheel of life. Too few of us do it on our own terms.
The photography and set work reminds me why I served 47 years as a professional woodworker, millman and cabinetmaker. We have all lost so much.
This bit of theater must be Mr. Serlings very best. I thrill to have seen it.
I work with no illusions about the business end of who I work for. We have a choice of who we want to work for most of the time. And sometimes we don't. Sometimes there is a choice, but we don't pull the that trigger out of the fear of the repercussions of that decision. But one thing is true, life was never fair to everyone at any given time ever.
👍, I DID NOT, I REPEAT NOT expect that ending. I swore up and down he was going to hit Ramsey and shuffle on back to Mansfield. Wow, total surprise ending for me. Great movie!!!!! Loved it!!!!!!
Yes, thrill is the right word. Im with you on that.
The sets in this production are astounding.....
@AMT The exteriors certainly were.
The interior appointments were pretty standard furnishings for the mid-fifties. I grew up in Mansfield (an unusually wealthy American industrial town) Members of my Moms family lived in or near Manhattan, NYC. That style is what I remember from my youth.
I'm 54 years old and have never even heard of this movie. I only clicked on it because i love old movies that are dialog intensive (which requires a brain to watch). Holy SMOKES!!!! This movie is one of the greatest I've ever seen! The acting, the writing ..... wow! I will watch this movie over and over. No doubt.
I’ve seen it 4-5 times in just a few months. Never get tired of the writing and the brilliant performances, by everyone. It’s so authentic you feel like you’re on the sidelines watching real people go through their intense and complicated lives, while trying to maintain a semblance of civility. Van Heflin is one of my favorite actors, and this film introduced Beatrice Straight, who is fantastic. One scene that gets to me every time is the conversation between Miss Fleming and Fred after he invites her to sit down to have her coffee. The actress playing Marge Fleming was fricking outstanding. I’ll keep watching this one.
@misspearltaylor Spot on! I agree with everything you typed. My favorite scene is that speech the boss makes at the end. "We're only in this position because we produce! One day, when we no longer produce, we'll be replaced by others who CAN produce." They nailed what corporations are ... exactly! Enjoy watching this classic as many times as you can!
Gripping throughout! 1 of the best executive suite dramas of all time. No spoilers from me but the ending was fascinating.
This movie, shear brilliance.
After watching this film I have come to a central and overwhelming conclusion, people have been dumbed down to a frightening level.
Every time I watch the Twilight Zone I feel the same. In cultural terms, I feel we are devolving.
Yes, TV used to have some real quality programs. A lot of thought went into it.
they lowered standards so certain groups of people could "feel" better about themselves. Then they made that certain group of people "cool" in pop culture and inevitably the successful emulated the losers. Now we have what we have today. brought to you by liberalism.
Adults don't have any common sense anymore
@@billwilliamson9842 and to what end?
Last night, I asked my wife if she thought I was crazy to have come to a conclusion that this is a huge crime, keeping the economy shut down. In my fantasy, it would be part of a process, started by undermining and criminalizing the current Administration by the last one, continuing into the Mueller probe that affected the midterm election, which was immediately followed by a false impeachment. The very moment that ended, a disease pandemic with a 99 + percent survival rate and questionable transmissibility, and the refusal of State authorities to relax their grip and allow folks to continue their lives, prompted by people like Dr Fauci as a state actor and a media that will magnify any illness or death, blaming it on an open economy. I told her that we would see six more months of absolute frenzy going into the fall election to sway the minds of voters. Get Satan out of the White House!" So finally the why. Because the current Administration derailed the plan and would continue to badly damage global socialism. All this to destroy and to end the policies of the current Administration. No cost too high. Worst thing is, she didn't think my conclusion was crazy. How about you?
There is something about Ed Begley (as William Briggs) that reminds me of my father who was a senior civil servant (officer) always at war with his corrupt ministers. Not just the appearance-that infectious smile and warmth that goes straight to your heart, that transparency about his whole character and demeanor. Ironically enough, my father also died at 57 from sheer pressure he had to face from his superiors and the politicians. (I consider him having been 'murdered', but there would be just too many killers for me to try to avenge his death. Some of those 'murderers' have met ends that serve them right, thank God. )
REGARDS AND LOVE FROM INDIA.
Regardless of dying young, your father sounds like he was a very successful man.
Typical corporate weasel
Nothing but a blood sucking vampire
This movie is a masterpiece!! It shows the corporate world through naked eyes. Now I see why I couldn’t further move up the career ladder. Because I was to much focus on the mercy of my peers. Looking back to the opportunity I had , I am proud to passed it up . It made me to the person who I am today:)
Have a listen to Dogs from the album Animals by Pink Floyd, sums it up perfectly ruclips.net/video/6UKsDe5_YYc/видео.html
Congratulations! I left a company for those reasons. I may not have become rich, but I've done pretty well and have a clean conscience for it.
Who else remembers the Rod Serling Twilight Zone in which a wife is abused by her husband and a "knick-knack" she has of a doberman pinscher comes to life and changes the man's behavior...but fast?!!
@@diananutt1517 It's the episode "Acts of Terror." ruclips.net/video/JZkALRQnNX8/видео.html
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Barbara!! 💗🌿 Thank you so much!
I saw it the first time and then never a word of it again. That episode should be in the top 5 all-time favorites and should apply to all forms of abusive bullying situations. Thanks again.
They don't make movies like this anymore.
The lighting,cinematography, actors, plot, subtle nuance, everything is well done. No special effects, nudity or chase scenes. Just good movie making. Four stars. 🌟
Yes, they don't anymore, Black Mirror is the only one that comes close and only by several episodes. I'm reminded of Smithereens when watching this, but this still cannot be beat.
They don’t do ANYTHING like they used to
They do. Michael Clayton. Margin Call.
Been on both sides of this. Turned a blind eye when I was the bright young replacement. And didn't see it when the company decided to get rid of me. Until it was too late.
I didn't give them mother suckers a chance to play me. I walked out of them. Let them fork over somebody else's nerves. Im Not getting a damn Ulcer!!!!!!
@micky mccoy Was that you I saw in film footage taken in the WH on January 6th, 2021, with a MAGA hat?
You're a real doozy aren't you!
Me too. Just posted about the same thing. Life lessons
@@essentials723 right on! Bill is a big fat looser, he gave up a drawer full of baseball tickets with his kid to work late, no respect.
Hi from Japan. A wonderful experience having Rod Serling as a teacher, years ago at Ithaca College.
Tomkins !
Hello from the USA
@@mikeu5380 howdy! Do we know eachother? I don't recognize your screen name. Though I've seen this movie before I decided to check it out again a few days ago.
@@mikeu5380 lol oh, was my name listed?
@@mikeu5380 oh, that's a little intrusive. Do you do that often?
I cannot believe that I saw this movie for free! It's a masterpiece!
I had never seen this movie, and I pride myself on being familiar with many movies from the 40's, 50's, & 60's. This was great. Serling was such a terrific writer. Thank you to whomever posted this. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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The reason I saw this movie was because of Rod Serling. That genius.
Apple Blair Same!!!
@@TheDarkbutter Me too.🙂
Me too.
Rod serling made us think. What's spooky is the stories that are true to life are the spooky ones. Rod didn't have to have a boogyman. Just plain Man is scary enough. I love Rod serling. Always have always will
@@dorcella8797 .. Yeah too bad Rod Serling died quite young, he was a Heavy Smoker as well, He will alway's be Remembered as a Master of Suspense, the Macabre, Terror, And the Sometimes Terrifying and or Frightening Story writer :D] .v ..
I was a secretary starting in the mid-60's. This movie gave me goosebumps where the secretarial staff was portrayed.
i know I worked as a temp in a big corporation...i had a BS in financial accounting...i got some respect with my degree but I was still a temp gig worker...granted I later became an Accounting Manager for Meritage Homes in Englewood Colorado right before the 2008 financial collapse. I know too much information...lol
PTSD?
Ramey Zamora Similar for me in a solicitor's office in the 70s
Secretaries back then were pretty much a partner to the executives it seems, a professional.
@@digiver Not all secretaries worked directly with an office manager. Most secretaries typed multiple copies to be distributed or mailed to other offices. Then the photo copier replaced the "girls" in the typing pool.
This is one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. The story is so tense, the actors
are so competent, the carachters they play become real, alive. Everything is so true to
life. A really amazing movie.
This is brilliant. The only thing missing is the computers. Nothing has changed. I’m near retirement I’m glad it’s almost over.
Well, it's been two years, How's retired life treating you.
Now I can throw my laptop in the garbage bin, and apply proper intellectual thinking and heart inspired actions.
OMG I worked for a little shit like this who bullied me day after day and I finally had to leave because my health broke down under the constant bullying. This is a magnificent film showing how day-to-day stress can grind somebody down
Did you ever work for Uncle Sam?😮🙄😳🤔
you didnt have the strength skill to stand up to him, like the ending showed.
Van Heflin is one of the best actors. I believe he's underrated by many critics.
Ever seen him in ?3:10 to Yuma?"
Harrison Ford reminds me of Van Heflin.
Did you ever see him in "Johnny Eager" with Robert Taylor? He won a well deserved supporting actor Oscar for that.
He was not underrated in his time.
He did recieve an A List Status but I don't think he ever got any real kudos for the depth of his acting. I feel the same way about Robert Ryan who may have been the greatest actor who ever lived.
This movie is my Favorite. I believe this is a timeless Classic. It is so well written and I’m amazed how it applies to TODAY. 👍
It applies to today because, at it's heart, it's a piece about human nature, and peoples lust for money and power, which has never changed. Change the setting a little and this story would be as relevant as told 2000 years ago as 2000 years into the future.
Great movie. It definitely earned a second viewing for me. The principles ARE timeless.
Bill had such a lust for money his kid never got to sit at one baseball game with him. Bill was the worst
@@oeautobody3586 No, Bill didn't have the spine to say to his boss "I'm not staying behind tonight, I'm taking my son to a baseball game".
Rod Serling can do no wrong!! I miss that genius of a man. Great story, great acting by all, especially Ed Begley in those scenes where he initially befriends Van Heflin and when he realizes his time has come, but doesn't blame Van for it. You genuinely believe he's a good guy who wants the best for Van. Tore me apart to see what happened to him because I've seen it happen in the corporate world. The story is so relatable.
Agree, it was so hard to watch this man's soul being crushed by a ruthless dictator. I think maybe he would have been better off just resigning and walking away with his dignity and respect, than to be continually brow beaten and humiliated. No job is worth sacrificing your peace of mind and principles for. I like the Bible verse that says, What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul? So relevant.🫠
No cg, no background music...movies back then were so worth watching! Scriptural speaking one of the BEST movies I have watched in a long time.
Rod Serling's name peaked my interest to watch this film, sooo glad i did!
BOOOOOOOOORRRRING CRAPPPPPY SOAP-OPERA!!!!!!!!
@@joebloe1401 good movie but the tired theme of "big bad capitalist hurts all humans" is wearing thin. They always fail to mention that the capitalists made the US the most productive with a high standard of living for most of its citizens.
@@doubleghod And the reason why half the world would like to live here. A chance to be free to compete and grow. As life has been from the beginning of all life - survival of the fittest.
@@joebloe1401 The evaporation of the mind is complete then?
“A sense of justice and humanity”
I agree with this... it describes much of what inspires and infuses Rod Serlings’ work.
What an excellent bit of writing, Rod Serling knew his stuff. Even the 'evil heartless boss' was given depth and nuance instead of a caricature villain.
Yet you were left with the feeling that someone should have punched him in the jaw.
Wonderful, all of it.
I couldn’t help but be left with the possibility that Staples is going to become Ramsey......
In hindsight, Ramsey was incredibly convincing and maintained the ‘alpha~dog’ position.....imo
An interesting thought: A few years later, Everett Sloane starred in a Twilight Zone episode "The Fever".
Never heard of this movie and I almost passed it up. What a gem. Great writing and acting. Simply one of the best movies I have ever seen in 60 plus years.
But at the end, isnt it sad, that he was compromised by his boss and agreed to stay. I wanted him to leave that building forever. The salary and stock raise and promotion bought this fine man's soul????
I am old and was a teen in the 60's. I have seen a lot of movies from that era and the 60's made the best movies.
@@mooyobaasanjav625 in the end he, like his predecessor, realized he would face the same issue everywhere in that position so unless he became a low man on the totem pole he would simply have to deal with it…and low on the totem pole would mean he would be treated even worse and earn very little money to boot. In this world you sometimes have to hold your nose and keep going. In this world you have to think like a shark or be eaten. The way Jesus put it is: Be wise as a serpent but gentle as a dove.
Ya, but the only way he can make a difference is if he stays. I don't think it was because of the money.
@@mooyobaasanjav625 I don’t think the pay etc. is what made him decide to stay, more the opportunity to one day replace Ramsey and run the ship ethically perhaps for Bill and the employees?
Rod Sterling was a man that understood the human factor far more than most do. He truly saw the future.
Yes yet art DOES imitate life. That era read the newspapers everyday, they were shrewd, they based decisions on biblical ideals , they had morals...they had gumption....they had, collectively, ....this!
@@lindaclark9925 I belive moxy is the word you're looking for
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@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD No not the word; i will use the word....holiness. It is what God expects from us, also. Simply doing his will in our lives. His will is that we live productive and good holy lives, i see this goes against everything the media nee the world is propagating fou us and our youth. SOMETHING IS OFF
@@lindaclark9925 they saw the sights...they saw the lights...and know not why,...but why know not....this!
Absolutely astounding! Timeless. Probably the best writing Rod Serling ever did.
And that is saying something
Well, one of the most magnificent, well-acted, relevant, brilliant, most well-written movies ever made, and all done, sustained without a bit of screaming music, racket, to make it so. That is what you call a film, and Everett Sloane is brilliant and Van Heflin. The entire cast is superb, Beatrice Straight, the ladies who played the secretaries, Ed Begley. To coin a phase that I wish I didn't have to say, " They don't make them like that any more " They simply haven't the talent. Rod Serling - what a writer. Magnificent.
Well said: "They simply haven't the talent." The same has to be said for music.
Talent, imagination, ethics, manners - we've lost so much!
@@gtw4546 But racism ,sexism, classism is being addressed and finally capitalism with its inate cruelty.
The beautiful architecture as well.
Once again, these old movies never disappoint. This story resonates with our modern times. It takes one person to stand up to injustice.
Nobody could have ever played the part of Ramsey as perfectly as Everette Sloane.....just brilliant! He made a great movie outstanding!
Every time I see him I hear "Franklin! Franklin!" from Twilight Zone episode The Fever.
A great character actor, Everett. I was sad to find out he committed suicide with barbiturates at the age of 55.
@@ladamyre1 Because he thought he was going blind
@@ladamyre1 55? How old was he in this movie?
The remarkable thing about the wife's character was that she was always able to find a parking space close to the front door of the office building. She's a keeper!
LOL
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I knew that evil old man Ramsey would be in The Equitable Building!
THAT was REALLY funny😂😂😂
🤣 excellent comment
Third time I've seen this. Last was a few months ago. Ed Begley is a hidden gem. He epitomizes the overworked, underappreciated old executive. Rod Serling was nothing but brilliant!
Hardly hidden....Oscar winner
Bill was horrible, he made the choice to neglect his son ( probably his wife as well ). His kid says , oh it's alright i have a drawer full of baseball tickets dad didn't show up for. Fk Bill
Being also 62, the same age as the gentleman slowly being forced out, what he said about patterns of behavior towards you when they want you out of the corporation is absolutely true. He's doing the right thing by staying and forcing them to play their hand. He knows where all the bodies are buried so to speak and that gives him leverage.
But they killed him!
@@Daniela-Christianson yeah, it was a perfect play … right up until he died at office instead of going with his son to yankees Red Sox game. =\
Such a good man. By the way, the prick CEO didn't look much younger 😆
@emzywillrich7243 Not sure I agree. Trying to fight them from the inside rarely if ever works.
@@electraruby4078 reading the comments I see that almost everyone misses the many layers of what is going on in this story. The easy first layer is: CEO is evil, corporations are evil, people will die because they are worked to death by the evil corporation. That is NOT the whole story, but that’s what everyone seems to be latching on to.
This film is BRILLIANT! The whole deal, the writing, acting, director and casting are as close to perfect as a movie can get. Rod Serling was at the time writing all kinds of stuff. It was a few years before he focused on SciFi and Supernatural themes. But you can always see the influence of O'Henry, in Serling's love of plot twists and surprise endings that have a sense of justice and humanity. The man was a treasure that keeps on giving. Twilight Zone still great after more than 70 years!
Also a bit of Jack Finney influence. And, I absolutely love O.Henry stories.
Curt agree totally.
true af
Absolutely brilliant. Rod Serling wrote a masterful story here, a story that shows corporate America in 2018 perfectly. Except that now they begin to ease you out when you turn 50, not 62. Rod Serling had such a heart for humanity, a heart for the underdog in any circumstance and a heart for the little guy. With Serling nary a word was out out of place and his dialogue crackled with electricity. In the graceless, heartless world we now live in how I wish there was a clear voice, like Rod's, that knew of justice and morality A great film, thanks so very much for posting! PS - If you ever run into, "Requiem for a Heavy Weight" could you please post it.
You sound pretty clear to me - thank you
GF...Nice summary, so eloquently made👍
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The 1962 movie with Anthony Quinn is $2.99 to stream.
Excellent! Thank you.
Superb so very true ! Message is .... take NO garbage from Anyone!
Thank you PizzaFlix. Stayed glued to the end knowing what the two major characters were going thru as I was SELF EMPLOYED FEMALE executive during those MAD MEN days and saw strong men dwindle under the hypocrisy of the corporate world, many becoming secret lushes after work just to ease the pain of full subservience to a hierarchy they hated. Was a powerful but sad time for me. Learned much tolerance. Here fifty years later i remember some of thos good men who shrank to Biggs condition. Yes I am now 82 YO . Thanks and more if u can find such .
@@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits News flash- Our world does not revolve around genitals you testerical nutcase.
So refreshing to find a rare comment from a real person who is not a jack-off teenage idiot or a troll.
Sophie Seeker Same here and I was a self-employed male. It changed me too, and I saw the lying and cheating, the hypocrisy. I'm no goody-goody, but it went too far for me. The trapped male and female having to put up with self-betrayal - pay mortgages and fear of losing their jobs ( not anyone who worked with me, I'm happy to say, ) but for not playing the game along with their way those who didn't paid a terrible price - were ruined. Best wishes to you, Sophie.
How did this not win awards?? Unreal movie. We have thrown away so much in our society.
This is my 4th time watching this. So real.
Some of the best acting and writing I have ever experienced in film. It is a stark contrast with the crap we see today which costs 10s of millions to produce. This is a priceless gem with so many psychological and moral undertones that it will be reverberating for some time. It was riveting.
You mean to say that today's Hollywood is LYING to us? That not all powerful executives are 25 year old whiz kids who jog hard every morning at 4am and went to the ivy leagues schools that we're all supposed to worship and have perfect faces and bodies?
This brings tears to my eyes. I was 8 when this was produced. Sterling out did himself. And the acting... my God ! Ed Begley Sr.
Serling
I was 8 too Pastor 😃
Bears no resemblance to his son.
What a great movie. I suggest people give up cable or satellite and find gems like this online. It makes it hard for me to ever sit through most modern films when something like this comes across my path. I came across this while watching old Twilight Zone episodes. I loved the way everyone dressed up and the way they were so formal. Great ending and great drama. Mr. Briggs could not accept his time was up and his stubbornness got him killed. "Pride cometh before the fall"
spoken like a cannibalistic corporate beast - no place decency and kindness, which makes the ending is realistic - our civilization is sick.
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I couldn't agree more... Incredible acting...
Who said modern is better. You watched this movie from the 40s after all. When you have purpose you can go on forever.
"When the Foot of Pride comes down, ain't no turning back" ~~ Bob Dylan
This film should be part of the curriculum of business schools...
A perfect example of how to brutalize human dignity and the consequences that this entails....But business acquisitiveness must go on...until one day we all crash to a dead end...
@@CC-cd4ycthink mark zucker or Elon would agree?
Wow..that's exactly how they do it today. Create a situation where you can't work in. The stress is horrible, and the micro- management of you is unbearable. I've see it, and I've been a product of it in my 40 years of Nursing. It's how they got rid of all the Seasoned Nurses.
That's because narcissism and greed are timeless; and management/ownership are almost completely full of both.
@@mikesmith6838 Yes, agree. I just finished watching again, second time. This movie is fantastic, actors great. And like I said, I've seen it happen in real life, and it kind of hurts to watch it. I think of people I knew that it happened to.
RN here. My first nursing job was at Jackson memorial hospital in Miami, Florida. It was the best nursing job anyone could ever hope for and I didn't know. I moved two hrs north a couple of years later, thinking that one nursing job is like any other. I went through an additional 10 years of working in the pits of hell or what I call the other hospitals. You couldn't get me to work that job again if they offered to pay me quadrupled.
Now all the seasoned nurses are quitting because of the mandate, and
the hospitals are up the creek. Hospitals don’t seem to care about human beings anymore anyway, just money. They won’t allow doctors and nurses who care to get in the way of that.
Bill was not much of a guy in my opinion, neglected his kid for a job he knew died ten years before he did. Drawer full of baseball tickets he never showed up for. Dude that's messed up.
This is Deeeeeeeeeeep. In the end Staples' fate is the same as Briggs. The writing is excellent, Rod Serling you genius ,you.
Yes! Rid Serling was a genius writer.
in the end his boss won, and Staples continued to be untrue to his instincts
I didn’t get that impression....when Staples told Ramsey he hated him and wanted to destroy him, it seemed to please Ramsey, as though this was the frictious dynamic he had always longed for. He wasn’t getting this from Briggs, which is why he had been gaslighting and mentally battering him over time. Who knows how this new dynamic would play out in the future though....
maybe, maybe not. I totally agree, an awesome film project. Van Heflin, Everett Sloan, Ed Begley and all supporting actors/actresses nailed the superb Serling script and responded to skillfull direction. Fast Forward 10 years and Ramsey is no longer at the helm, but passed after a stroke or other natual causes. Industrial Darwinianism has occurred, Staples is holding the corporation together and selecting the replacements who will determine the viability of the company as the business world heats in changing global circumstances, foreshadowing the approaching globalization. The Cold War continues with uncertain national survival. Was Ramsey correct in his estimate that Staples is strong enough to navigate the changing military/industrial complex that will culminate in a new world order? Is Ramsey an evil man by nature, or a survivor, the product of a war to end war that only served to begin the crumbling of the Previous Old Regimens, then a global economic collapse, followed by another Global Conflict which is resolved with the first Cold War/Arms Race. These characters are not theorists, but survived due to commitment, courage, and consuming belief in a world view that allowed them to survive. Ramsey sees himself in Staples. One aspect of classic film/theatre seems to depend on the ability of the work to be relevant to future generations-does it's premise pop up when having coffee with friend's. This is one of thse films, inspite of my opinion.
@@fenderfetish that’s fair….I just get this feeling that in his rise to the top…Ramsey, was once like Staples and that’s how he got there…there’s some subtlety in this mutual exchange and a bit of pity I sense coming from Ramsey. I love this movie.
This is such a rich installment of the classic period of great film and TV drama. It is so lacking into day's USA writing and presentation. The acting, writing via Rod Sterling couldn't be better, and with such great b/w cinematography only now appreciated by film historians and those who love a time long gone in film writing and acting as well as great camera work.
Just as relevant today as it was in 1956. Arguably, more so.
This was one of the best dramas I have ever seen. And the acting was superb and writing!
How right you are !! :-)
I loved the symbolism at the end when they walked through the revolving door.
like wall street and congress?
Dennis Erickson there is a lot of symbolism starting with the Church bell ringing the time and the song it played. The title is Tantum ergo sacramentum and it's traditionally sung or played during veneration and benediction in the Cathodic Church. Basically, the message is that the corporation is a god and all are rushing into the temple (skyscraper) to serve that false god.
Even the corridors resemble the interior of a Church or cathedral.
Man, that last 5 minutes. The second he came into the office and closed the double doors. I was in the room with them.
For a moment I was sucked into the scene. WoW!
Seriously! That was some of the manliest dialog I've heard in a long time.
I love this final confrontation
Thank you so much for this stunning motion picture! To me, this is the "12 Angry Men" of the corporate world. A brilliant character study of what the business world did to people back then and still does to people today.
Absolutely...they are still doing this exact soul destroying behaviour pattern today.. They did it to me.
Pattern, a movie written by Rod Serling. This is the best movie I've seen in years. I just watched it twice. The acting was riveting, the script was brilliant brutal and beautiful, and the storyline is an ongoing drama reflecting the rise of the soulless corporation vs. compassion and abundance for mankind. Thank you @PizzaFlix for posting this movie. I am equally impressed with the wonderful experiences and all perspectives politely left below.
At its core, this movies theme or 'Pattern' is still a timely depiction of the damage inflicted upon society when 'psychopaths' lead corporations, (and they lead the corporation of the United States of America too) and why we need 'compassionate' brave competent men and women in leadership positions, instead of psychopaths.
Money and competition based living and business practices force upon us unnatural brutality where temporary insanity overtakes us, and it creates slavery (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and financial slavery). Cooperation ensures abundance, innovation, and secures a future for all involved. If we decide to raise ourselves spiritually, it can be done, and it Must be done. We have the technology to make prosperity happen now like never before. We lack the leadership and willpower to turn our backs against the angry machine and embrace a higher level of being. This is my opinion and experience.
To Linda Rocca: Well stated. Its apparent from your heartfelt, eloquent, and intelligent thoughts that you lament the status
quo, as do I. Incidentally a future costar of Beatrice Straight, who won the first postumous Academy award for a performance in the 1976 film Network, ( the actor Peter Finch), in which they starred together gives a speech that I mention only because I know it to be precisely how so many feel today these times The collective consciousness is so fearful today. Disillusionment en masse from the corruption, and injustice that is so evident that to have faith in the future seems a fools endeavor.. Faith and reason dont always appear to jibe, especially when used to political ends.Mind you I'm not putting forth a specific theology per se, but the common benevolence that is known one and all for it exists within the human soul. Forgive me, I know that I'm jumping around here, but the last line of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", just came to mind, "So we beat on, boats against the current, born back ceaselessly, into the past". As a man four decades in to my time of life I take something deeper, and more profound, from that already sage, and tragic denouement to perhaps the greatest of novels, American or otherwise. Something more akin to the verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Bible, about that those that forget past, being destined, or condemned to repeat it. What I am so erradically and lengthily attempting to communicate, is that I simply wish more people thought as you do, so we could all turn this thing around.
Mafia weapons and Military control Fed, World Bank, IMF, UN, MSM, CFR and BIS - so yes this is our faux captialism, with NO ACCOUNTing of permanent destruction of resources, biospheres or murdering millions of humans and wildlife. Modern global capitalism ACCOUNTING is as flawed as our millions of millionaire MAFIA wishes it to be. So our culture is rotten to the core - and all children learn this in the US. We surely are living in the end of time, as the Bible details.
Mr. Serling at his best; challenging the mind to consider with greater clarity the issues of the time. His time was just too short. A great movie, thanks for uploading.
This is singularly the most brilliant movie I've ever watched.
Then you've never seen "Shane" I guess.
What men in these kind of corporations have to go through, so much pressure, so much battering. Makes me grieve all over again for my diseased husband who faced so much stress to give his family a good life, only to loose him at 54. Great movie.
I wondered why I hadn’t seen this movie before , then I realised I was only 10 yrs old,and watching cowboys and Indian movies ,with a bit of Flash Gordon, and comedies thrown in ! Now I’m in my twilight years I understand and appreciate these old well crafted movies, and can even see the parallels with today’s society in 2021 ! Another gem , brilliantly acted by all , camera work excellent ,continuity excellent , screenplay beautifully written,in other words a must see experience!
This is a classic. I keep re-watching this movie, and every time I get something new. This work of art remains vibrant and ever, ever, so relevant to our troubled times. I guess this is what is meant by timeless...art....
One of the things that always strikes me when I watch old black and white movies is the incredible range of half-tones they get. Contrast and imagery we now count on from hue, they got only with value. I played at black and white photography for years and never came close to this.
I rated this film a 10. Outstanding script and impeccable performances.
Lordy. I've only watch the first 35 minutes. I'm practically biting my finger nails. This is incredible. Don't you just love rod Serling.
I uh cut my nails down 3 days ago! But hey! I uh am looking forward to this movie! As you mentioned your nails!😀😀😀😀😀😀😆😆😆😮😄!
So many accolades to give this movie but the fade to passing out scene where mr. Briggs collapses is genius.
The scene that was different from 1950s era was the one where he stands in the hall after the first meeting, it was long scene unusual for the movies of that time, and very strong.
I love the way Serling portrays death; always so subtle and peaceful. I hope it was like that for him.
Yes, I also thought it genius! Bravo!
Love old movies. Always have, always will.
at chronomark 3:55 some may recognize the woman on the right, coffee cup in hand. Twelve years after this flick she starred as Dustin Hoffman's mother in The Graduate.
@@doubleghod who gives a fuck ? Ffs
"...this business didn't grow..., it's been added to!" Fantastic. That whole speech by Mr. Briggs (55:00) is naked truth to this day. Rod Serling was a great visionary and phenomenal storyteller. Amazing movie.
damn, Serling can take any topic and turn it nightmarish. even Staple's first day at work was disturbing. thank you for the good quality of your upload
Van Heflin demonstrated his acting ability well. Everett Sloane and Ed Begley had played their parts on a TV presentation and it was a good casting decision to bring in Van Heflin for the movie. He carried it well. Business ethics requires a conscience of balancing the bottom line with human rights and Rod Serling was able to do this in his writing as well as Van Heflin did with his acting ability. Unfortunately, by not resigning, Staples had a deal that the ruthless corporate CEO would continue to disregard the welfare of workers as long as the 'Vice President' could speak his mind. This looks too much like accepting the evils of capitalism or corporate greed as the way of the world that cannot be changed. In a sense, this is a very American movie in that the country is run by corporate interests but people have a right to freedom of speech. Not much of a deal for the working man.
crappyfilms 202 what an inventive twitter handle lol
Excellent! Hopeful ending for positive changes to be made. And no need for the gross language or violence of today!
Writers had to be more creative then because they weren't allowed to be too graphic. Thus we have great classics that have stood the test of time. Today, almost anything can be shown and thus too many writers have become lazy....depending too often on graphic violence, sex & profanity to keep the audience's attention ! So sad.... :-(
not even a god damn it uttered in the entire movie .....lmao
Wow. Not a false note even once in this powerful film - script, direction, lighting, production design, casting and every performance impeccable and resonant with depth of character and meaning. Essentially it’s a very simple story and plot, it’s just the superb and very affecting way it’s written and executed. And then there’s the passage of time as we look back over 60 years ago: a New York office designed like an English country house; every board member a middle aged white male, every secretary a single woman sitting outside in the corridor, every colleague a Mr or a Miss, every person formally dressed in tailored suit, a dinner party at an executive home in black tie and formal gowns, all lives revolving entirely around loyalty to a hierarchical company and its ideals. The world has certainly spun on its axis more than a few times since then.
This is so American and a gem of our language. Truly human. Rod Serling was a genius. It's a treasure for us to just appreciate and honor.
IF ROD SERLING WROTE IT THEN IT'S GOT TO BE GOOD! NO DISAPPOINTMENT!
Get out of Rod's ass!
@@lql1094 idiot
@@lql1094 Why? It's a really good "ass." Serling was a master story teller.
This film is no less than MAGNIFICENT!. Thank you
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Would that we had movies of this quality being made today. Thanks for sharing a thought-provoking movie.
I couldn't sleep and saw this on TV. What drew me in was Rod Serling's name as the screen writer. Having worked for awhile in corporate America I was shocked by how true to life it was and how well this holds up even with a few references that gives away that it was from an earlier time. How did Khan say it on Star Trek: "Man has not changed, only his tools"
Excellent movie, script, writing and all! Bravo to Rod Serling, Van Heflin, Everett Sloane and the rest of the cast! Certainly at par with many of the great films of our time.
Superb film. It has echos of Grapes of Wrath; it foreshadows Gordon Gekko and his "greed is good" speech in Wall Street, and is especially on point in this political climate. Grew up with the Twilight Zone, and never fully understood Serling's genius until seeing this amazing film. Thank you so much.
Wow, oh wow! Rod Serling created a masterpiece!!! With characters you'd expect to find in an Ayn Rand novel and a climactic scene dialog i would expect from her. But this is all Rod Serling! The brilliant writer who gave us The Twighlight Zone.
Did this movie win any awards? The acting was superb! And so was the script!
Watch this!
PizzaFLIX #1 movie for 2021.
Without a doubt, one of the most cogent and penetrating critiques of corporate USA ever written and acted. Thank you Rod Serling.
A time when "actor" and "actress" meant people who could act. So different from today. Seen every Twilight Zone episode 5 times or more but never knew this existed. Sterling was really good.
I had no idea Rod Serling wrote a movie, it was excellent!. Movie industry is dead as far as i'm concerned nothing worth viewing, SOS
Serling not Sterling I hate autocorrect lol
Serling looked into the Soul of Corporate American. And showed us it's demons and angels
@@joancook8454 "Seven Days in May" - "Requiem for a Heavyweight" - must sees for Serling fans.
There is some clue to this fact ! In THAT time, the actors and actresses were not yet pumped up marionettes of the film industry, but had a main carreer in theatre, where real acting art-&-skill is the MUST (otherwise the theatre runs empty) , and only played in films as an intermezzo. They brought the theatre skill to the film. The average actor in movies today, would even fail an audition for a theatre company .... Nowadays it's the chain of film editor people who PIMP the takes on the set, to let it look like good acting....
I had heard Rod Serling was a WW2 veteran, and after the war struggled with good vs. evil in the world. Twilight Zone made a huge impact on my childhood - it was the most intelligent show I saw on TV, and the dark camera lighting and spooky settings haunted me in a good way. I was a kid in the 1970s and TV played all the shows from the 1960s. Some good, but many were stupid sit-com laugh track comedies. Twilight Zone was so amazing, and I knew the creator must be a genius. I somewhat figured that World War 2 made an impact on him - from the Nazi concentration camp episode, to the Lincoln at the end of the Civil War episode (sorry, I dont know exact show names), these episodes deeply affected my sense of moral justice. This movie extends that good v.s. evil theme in the "modern " business world.
Korean war vet
Enjoyed your comment ! Yes, the late great Mr Serling was US Army veteran, serving as a paratrooper in the Pacific during WWII. Her served with distinction, being awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze star. A truly great American and wonderful force for good.
Yeah, Briggs was obsolete.
Not only was Rod Serling a Pacific War vet, he was a paratrooper, saw combat in the Philippines, witnessed some ugly things things that clearly inspired much of his writing. After the war, the mad man tested ejection seats for the military to earn some quick bucks, was VERY dangerous work, apparently he thought it was pretty easy money and helped him while he developed his writing career.
Van Heflin underrated as a wonderful actor
Hello Kathy,
How are you doing ?
Kathy Williams Devries - WHO says?
As Far as I hear, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE over the years have credited Him, as an Outstanding Actor.
@@glorybelieve9010 true, kathy, must be a joker......
Did ratings exist in 1956? How exactly was he underrated?
He was a leading man in the 1930s and 40s and went on to be a highly regarded character actor as he aged! 60 major Hollywood films and many tv shows does not constitute him as underrated!
I love everything from the fifties and sixties. This movie is great, a timeless plot, fantastic writing, and cinematography is beautiful, the actors are excellent! They were all perfect! Wow!
"You're a FREAK !!" one of the best retorts i've heard on film
Excellent film. I encourage everyone to see this one!
No argument there !!
Some things in the workplace never change.
The dialogue/script writing, the actor's performances, the thematic structure, pacing .... **WOW** ...vintage *Rod Serling* - our modern-day Shakespeare!!! MAGNIFICENT...!!!!
... And Dickens!
My god, reminds me of the nursing profession. Survival of the fittest. God help you when you get old and are finding it harder. Speaking from experience. Great film, seems nothing has changed.
Lol, true, I've been a nurse for 20 years. No way I can go back to med surg, where I worked in beginning too old for that hard work
Sadly it doesn’t seem to does it.
And teaching. Older teachers get thrown into Phys Ed or specialist subjects, while the Principals - usually the same age - proudly show off the groovy young guy with the hat on backwards who is going to transform the lives of the children.
was it charles darwin or albert einstein who said god doesnt play dice with the universe?
@@zeewhat . I use the word God loosely as I am a none believer.
Rod Serling never disappoints ! A great movie ,true to life of how corporations function in modern times .
Its worse now because communications are instantaneous and all corporate offices are bugged.
@@raymondfrye5017 So true
I watched because I saw Van Heflin's name and because I've noticed lately that PIzzaFlix has been uploading quality. Subscribed. You get to an age when you know by the names that the movie will be excellent. But then more years go by and you realize you've seen all there is with no expectation of the undiscovered jewel. This film is one of those. I did not expect this ending and I much admire the wife. She caters to his needs but is ready willing and able to call him out when he steps over the line.
Valkyrie Sardo Beatrice Straight.
Wow!!
Why haven't I seen or heard of this movie. I have found myself drawed into character from every direction. The suspense was so thick, I don't remember breathing. I wanted so much for Mr. Briggs to say it was his idea, and stand up to Ramsey, and survive. Then just when you thought it was over, the suspense thickens again with a hint of murder in the air. The spectacular agreement and ending between Stapleton and Ramsey, was truly priceless!
Well done Sir!
One of the best films here. Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX
One of the finest movies..really enjoyed watching it..am glad I found this.movie..lucky me..
Well said
Now this is true movie making at it's best. I really felt the characters emotions and I believed they were real. GLORIOUS!!!!
The heartless murdering owner won in the end. He always won, getting his way EVERY TIME. He was INDOMITABLE and NEVER BACKS DOWN! He used his position, power, and wealth as the man at the top to BUY the continued employment of the new second-in-command who was so ready to rightly walk away. But the money talks and will soften the resolve of most men. That’s what happened here. This was a POWERFUL movie portraying an example of the REAL LIFE inner conflicts and battles which are fought within the hearts and souls of good, thoughtful, principled men and women of the real world every day. This was painful to watch but sunk deep and is one of my all-time favorite movies. The acting is SUPERB! Rod Serling was a masterful worldclass storyteller. He not only entertained, but TAUGHT us things about values and principles! His screenplays and stories make us look at ourselves and really self-examine who we are and which direction we’re going in thought and character! What a loss to the world of television and cinema when he left us. Serling was obviously a very thoughtful, introspective man. His death left a hole in our world that no one else can ever fill as there will never be another Rod Serling.
All so well acted, particularly enjoyed character Briggs performance. I could literally feel every emotion he was portraying. Brilliant!!
Yes Brilliant!
I agree. I had to take a Tums to settle my stomach acid!
The fellow being forced out had been a character actor of many years. He was a real pro.
TIP TOP !
Ed Begley Sr.
Serling has the ability to present extremely complex, realistic situations, with subtlety, leaving each audience member to decide what to take away from the drama.
I would add that EVERYTHING - the writing, filming,, directing, acting were all of the most excellent quality.
Thanks to PizzaFlix
What a hidden gem. Didn't know what to expect with that title I just dove in, glad that I did. It speaks volumes simply and eloquently. Thanks for the upload
Rod Serling was a gifted and accomplished writer. Much of his writing and shows dealt with issues involving morality, ethics, hubris, and the human condition…it’s weaknesses, frailties, aspirations and complexities. This movie should be required viewing by everyone. It is definitely one of the top 3 movies I’ve viewed.
God almighty that was great. Rod Serling was such a master of writing about our human condition. And to think how far we've fallen from the standards that Rod and writers of his time created.
ya, anyone that came up around that era sees today as a different planet. paradigm shift in culture since that time, almost.
👍 The film quality is gorgeous. A comment further down mentioned the eerie shadows and shades which helped propel, Mr, Serling to the pinnacle of his art.
A fantastic film by Rod Serling who wrote many of the best "Twilight Zones. This has to rate as a winner in every way. Thanks for posting.