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'''A Cold Night's Death''' (1973), AKA ''Chill Factor'' and ''Terror in the Mountains''

==Summary==


Two scientists suspect that there is someone other than their research primates inhabiting their polar station.

==Details==
[[File:A-cold-nights-death-1973.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Promotional image for the novelization of ''A Cold Night's Death (1973 film)''...]]

* Release Date: 1973
* Country/Language: US, English
* Genres/Technical: Suspense, Horror, made-for-TV
* Setting: [[1970s]] Tower Mountain Research Station, [[Washington]] USA
* Runtime: 1 hr 14 min
* Starring: Robert Culp, Eli Wallach, Michael C. Gwynne
* Director: Jerrold Freedman
* Writer: Christopher Knopf
* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox Television,ABC Circle Films,Spelling-Goldberg Productions
* View Film: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFWAZ6QiUI link])
* Wikipdia: ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cold_Night%27s_Death link])
* IMDB Page: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068390/ link])

==Ratings==
===[http://www.mpaa.org/film-ratings/ MPAA Ratings]===

* Rated: MPAARATING (notes)

===Tentacle Ratings===

A rough [[Tentacle Ratings|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
* S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)

There's not much here of Lovecraft's sense of breathless weirdness, but the paranoia descending on a small team in an icy mountain-top research station is reminiscent of "The Thing" (and, by extension, "[[At the Mountains of Madness (fiction)]]"), while the antagonists revealed in the twist ending won't be too far out of line with Lovecraftian science.

''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of
how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''

===Reviews===

Review Links:
* (review needed)

==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==


==Notes==

===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===


===Associated Mythos Elements===

* (TO_DO)

===Keeper Notes===




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 * Review by R. B. Armstrong at The Classic Film and TV Cave ([https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2010/02/friday-night-late-movie-robert-culp-and.html link]) - "Essentially a two-character play, A Cold Night’s Death benefits from compelling performances from Culp and Wallach. Credit must also be given to Christopher Knopf’s clever script... "
 * Review by Brian Brankston at Cool Ass Cinema ([http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/01/tv-movie-terror-cold-nights-death-1973.html link]) -  "...slow pans and tracking shots frequently crank up the sense of unease while Berlatsky complements it with his cutting techniques in crucial scenes. For example, a simple camera motion gives clues as to the horror awaiting our protagonists..."
 * Mike Cole at Rivet on the Poster ([https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/a-cold-nights-death-1973/ link]) - "...I have no idea how Aaron Spelling, the master of inexplicably popular trash, managed to make such an eerie, little SF horror film.  That may be more than anyone can explain."

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 * Review by Brian Brankston at Cool Ass Cinema ([http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/01/tv-movie-terror-cold-nights-death-1973.html link]) -  "...slow pans and tracking shots frequently crank up the sense of unease while Berlatsky complements it with his cutting techniques in crucial scenes. For example, a simple camera motion gives clues as to the horror awaiting our protagonists..."
 * Mike Cole at Rivet on the Poster ([https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/a-cold-nights-death-1973/ link]) - "...I have no idea how Aaron Spelling, the master of inexplicably popular trash, managed to make such an eerie, little SF horror film.  That may be more than anyone can explain."
-* Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3/5 Stars ([http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/a-cold-nights-death-1973.htm link]) (3/5 Stars) (Contains spoilers) - "...the nature of what is happening is never made clear until the very last scene. What we have is a paranoia and cabin fever drama that works rather effectively."
+* Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review ([http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/a-cold-nights-death-1973.htm link]) (3/5 Stars) (Contains spoilers) - "...the nature of what is happening is never made clear until the very last scene. What we have is a paranoia and cabin fever drama that works rather effectively."
 * Review by Lance Vaughan at Kindertrauma ([https://www.kindertrauma.com/a-cold-nights-death/ link]) - "I can’t think of many films television or otherwise that so convincingly portrays the tightening noose of cabin fever or takes such cunning advantage of mankind’s natural fear of the unseen."

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-* Review by R. B. Armstrong at The Classic Film and TV Cave ([https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2010/02/friday-night-late-movie-robert-culp-and.html link]) ("Essentially a two-character play, A Cold Night’s Death benefits from compelling performances from Culp and Wallach. Credit must also be given to Christopher Knopf’s clever script... ")
+* Review by R. B. Armstrong at The Classic Film and TV Cave ([https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2010/02/friday-night-late-movie-robert-culp-and.html link]) - "Essentially a two-character play, A Cold Night’s Death benefits from compelling performances from Culp and Wallach. Credit must also be given to Christopher Knopf’s clever script... "
-* Review by Brian Brankston at Cool Ass Cinema ([http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/01/tv-movie-terror-cold-nights-death-1973.html link]) (["...slow pans and tracking shots frequently crank up the sense of unease while Berlatsky complements it with his cutting techniques in crucial scenes. For example, a simple camera motion gives clues as to the horror awaiting our protagonists...
+* Review by Brian Brankston at Cool Ass Cinema ([http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/01/tv-movie-terror-cold-nights-death-1973.html link]) -  "...slow pans and tracking shots frequently crank up the sense of unease while Berlatsky complements it with his cutting techniques in crucial scenes. For example, a simple camera motion gives clues as to the horror awaiting our protagonists..."
-* Mike Cole at Rivet on the Poster ([https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/a-cold-nights-death-1973/ link]) ("...I have no idea how Aaron Spelling, the master of inexplicably popular trash, managed to make such an eerie, little SF horror film.  That may be more than anyone can explain.")
+* Mike Cole at Rivet on the Poster ([https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/a-cold-nights-death-1973/ link]) - "...I have no idea how Aaron Spelling, the master of inexplicably popular trash, managed to make such an eerie, little SF horror film.  That may be more than anyone can explain."
-* Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review )(3/5 Stars ([http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/a-cold-nights-death-1973.htm link]) (3/5 Stars) (Contains spoilers) ("...the nature of what is happening is never made clear until the very last scene. What we have is a paranoia and cabin fever drama that works rather effectively.")
+* Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3/5 Stars ([http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/a-cold-nights-death-1973.htm link]) (3/5 Stars) (Contains spoilers) - "...the nature of what is happening is never made clear until the very last scene. What we have is a paranoia and cabin fever drama that works rather effectively."
-* Review by Lance Vaughan at Kindertrauma ([https://www.kindertrauma.com/a-cold-nights-death/ link]) ("I can’t think of many films television or otherwise that so convincingly portrays the tightening noose of cabin fever or takes such cunning advantage of mankind’s natural fear of the unseen.")
+* Review by Lance Vaughan at Kindertrauma ([https://www.kindertrauma.com/a-cold-nights-death/ link]) - "I can’t think of many films television or otherwise that so convincingly portrays the tightening noose of cabin fever or takes such cunning advantage of mankind’s natural fear of the unseen."
 ==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==

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 Review Links:
-* Review by R. B. Armstrong at [https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2010/02/friday-night-late-movie-robert-culp-and.html the Classic Film and TV Cafe]
+* Review by R. B. Armstrong at The Classic Film and TV Cave ([https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2010/02/friday-night-late-movie-robert-culp-and.html link]) ("Essentially a two-character play, A Cold Night’s Death benefits from compelling performances from Culp and Wallach. Credit must also be given to Christopher Knopf’s clever script... ")
-* Review by Brian Brankston at [http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/01/tv-movie-terror-cold-nights-death-1973.html Cool Ass Cinema]
+* Review by Brian Brankston at Cool Ass Cinema ([http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/01/tv-movie-terror-cold-nights-death-1973.html link]) (["...slow pans and tracking shots frequently crank up the sense of unease while Berlatsky complements it with his cutting techniques in crucial scenes. For example, a simple camera motion gives clues as to the horror awaiting our protagonists...
-* Mike Cole at [https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/a-cold-nights-death-1973/ Rivets on the Poster] ("...I have no idea how Aaron Spelling, the master of inexplicably popular trash, managed to make such an eerie, little SF horror film.  That may be more than anyone can explain.")
+* Mike Cole at Rivet on the Poster ([https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/a-cold-nights-death-1973/ link]) ("...I have no idea how Aaron Spelling, the master of inexplicably popular trash, managed to make such an eerie, little SF horror film.  That may be more than anyone can explain.")
-* Review by Richard Scheib at [http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/a-cold-nights-death-1973.htm The Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film Review] (3/5 Stars) (Contains spoilers)
+* Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review )(3/5 Stars ([http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/a-cold-nights-death-1973.htm link]) (3/5 Stars) (Contains spoilers) ("...the nature of what is happening is never made clear until the very last scene. What we have is a paranoia and cabin fever drama that works rather effectively.")
-* Review by Lance Vaughan at [https://www.kindertrauma.com/a-cold-nights-death/ Kindertrauma]
+* Review by Lance Vaughan at Kindertrauma ([https://www.kindertrauma.com/a-cold-nights-death/ link]) ("I can’t think of many films television or otherwise that so convincingly portrays the tightening noose of cabin fever or takes such cunning advantage of mankind’s natural fear of the unseen.")
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 Two scientists suspect that there is someone other than their research primates inhabiting their polar station after taking over for a predecessor who seems to have frozen to death after heart failure.  Their paranoia leads them to turn on each other, leading up to one's death, before the antagonists reveal themselves as the hyper-intelligent primates.
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