Where Have All the People Gone (1974): Cast & Plot
Where Have All the People Gone is a 1974 drama horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, starring Peter Graves as Steven Anders, Jay W. MacIntosh and Kathleen Quinlan. It runs 1 hour 14 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 14m (74 min)
- Director
- John Llewellyn Moxey
- Original language
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English - Studio
- ABC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Where Have All the People Gone About?
The premise of Where Have All the People Gone without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
When a cascade of bizarre solar flares sweeps the planet, most of humanity perishes while a small, inexplicably immune group survives. The sudden chaos drives animals into madness and reduces many people to a white powder, leaving only empty garments behind. A few survivors now struggle to rebuild life on the emptied Earth.
Where Have All the People Gone Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- psychotronic film
- 1980s
- grammatical error in title
- survivor
- solar flare
- powder
- loss of power
- emergency broadcast system
- fishing
- tremor
- camping
- crying
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- tears
- grocery store
- polaroid
- power outage
- orphan
- teenager
- shot to death
- contamination
- attempted suicide
- sorrow
- grief
- doctor
- sickness
- murder
- catastrophe
- death of parent
- radiation
- end of the world
- vaporized
- end of humanity
- horse drawn wagon
- power blackout
- bare chested male
- beach
- carjacking
- supermarket
- voice over narration
- ghost town
- telephone booth
- pay phone
- apocalypse
- post apocalypse
- family relationships
- virus
- suicide attempt
- shotgun
- rabbit
- pistol
Where Have All the People Gone Cast & Characters
Peter Graves leads the cast as Steven Anders, with Jay W. MacIntosh as Barbara Anders and Kathleen Quinlan as Deborah Anders. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director John Llewellyn Moxey
- Peter Graves as Steven Anders
- Jay W. MacIntosh as Barbara Anders
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Kathleen Quinlan as Deborah Anders - George O'Hanlon, Jr. as David Anders
Also Starring in Where Have All the People Gone
· 6 more- Verna Bloom Jenny
- Noble Willingham Jim Clancy
- Ken Sansom Jack McFadden
- Beans Morocco Man with Gun
- Michael-James Wixted Michael
- Doug Chapin Tom Clancy
More from John Llewellyn Moxey
More films directed by John Llewellyn Moxey: Lady Mobster, Through Naked Eyes, The Cradle Will Fall and I, Desire.
Where Have All the People Gone Plot Summary
What happens in Where Have All the People Gone from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On a rugged camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California, Steven Anders guides his two teenage children, Deborah Anders and David Anders, into a cave’s shadowed quiet. An earthquake rattles the terrain, and as they emerge, a ranch-hand outside mentions a brilliant solar flash that preceded the quake. The man soon falls ill and dies, his body dissolving into a powdery substance. Returning down the mountain toward civilization, they discover a chilling scene: nearly everyone they encounter has shed their human form into powder, clinging to clothing and leaving only a handful of survivors.
Full summary
The whole story of Where Have All the People Gone, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Where Have All the People Gone?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Where does the Anders family's fateful camping trip take place?
Cars in Where Have All the People Gone
23 cars on screen, including the 1973 Chevrolet Blazer and the 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu.
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1974 Chevrolet Impala Minor role
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Where Have All the People Gone FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Where Have All the People Gone, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Where Have All the People Gone?
Where Have All the People Gone runs 1 hour 14 minutes (74 minutes).
When was Where Have All the People Gone released?
Where Have All the People Gone was released on October 8, 1974.
Who directed Where Have All the People Gone?
Where Have All the People Gone was directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
More films by John Llewellyn Moxey Who is in the cast of Where Have All the People Gone?
Where Have All the People Gone stars Peter Graves as Steven Anders, Jay W. MacIntosh as Barbara Anders and Kathleen Quinlan as Deborah Anders, among 10 credited actors.
Does Where Have All the People Gone have a post-credit scene?
No. Where Have All the People Gone has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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