Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

episode of The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
TVEpisode television_series_episode Q2793913
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Summary

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,381 views/month, #21 of 6,160).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet was directed by Richard Donner[4].
  • Richard Matheson wrote the screenplay for Nightmare at 20,000 Feet[5].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet followed Steel[6].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet was followed by A Kind of a Stopwatch[7].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's part of the series is recorded as The Twilight Zone[8].
  • The original language of Nightmare at 20,000 Feet was English[9].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet was released on October 11, 1963[10].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's main subject is aviation[11].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's title is recorded as Nightmare at 20,000 Feet[12].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's production code is recorded as 2605[13].
  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's season is recorded as The Twilight Zone, season 5[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet was directed by Richard Donner[4]. Richard Matheson wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet was released on October 11, 1963[10]. The original language of it was English[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Twilight Zone[8].

Subject and Themes

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet's main subject is aviation[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Twilight Zone[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet followed Steel[6]. It was followed by A Kind of a Stopwatch[7].

Why It Matters

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet ranks in the top 0.34% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,381 views/month, #21 of 6,160).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Tv maze episode id → 69686
    Instance of → television series episode
    Main subject → aviation
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze episode id: 69686, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270928|batch #270928]]"
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