Terrible Savior Production Details

Production order:
04

Original air date:
October 2, 1987

Writers:
George R. R. Martin

Teleplay by:
George R. R. Martin

Director:
Alan Cooke

Director of Photography:
Roy H. Wagner

Production Design:
Ward Preston

Producers:
David Peckinpah
Andrew Laskos
Harvey Frand
John David

Music:
Lee Holdridge

Cast:

Vincent	Ron Perlman
Catherine Chandler	Linda Hamilton
Father	Roy Dotrice
Joe Maxwell	Jay Acovone
Edie	Ren Woods
Isaac Stubbs	Delroy Lindo (only in this episode)
Jason Walker	Dorian Harewood
Mrs. Beatrice Dalby	Tracee Lyles
Suki	Ilana B’tiste
Red	Anthony Peck
Pretty girl	Lisa Alpert
Punk	Kirk Arnold
The Runner	Michael Bacall
?	Irvin Mosley Jr.
?	Neil Reinhold
?	Clay Wilcox

Literary references:
Catherine, speaking of Jason: "They'll never know, if he's dead, or gone, or just waiting down there until he's needed again, like King Arthur... "

Allusion to the legend that King Arthur rests undying in remote Avalon until England needs him, as in
- Roman de Brut (1155 A.D., first literary reference to the legend, by Wace)
- The most piteous tale of the Morte Arthur Saunz Guerdon, by Sir Thomas Malory

Musical references:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
2nd movement, Andante con moto
4th movement, Allegro - presto