Chosen Survivors
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Directed by	Sutton Roley
Screenplay by	Harry Spalding (as H.B. Cross) Joe Reb Moffly
Story by	Harry Spalding (as H.B. Cross)
Produced by	Leon Benson Charles W. Fries (as Charles Fries)
Starring	Jackie Cooper Alex Cord Richard Jaeckel Bradford Dillman Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Diana Muldaur
Cinematography	Gabriel Torres
Edited by	John F. Link Dennis Virkler
Music by	Fred Karlin
Color process	Color
Production companies	Metromedia Producers Corporation Alpine Productions Inc. Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 24, 1974 (1974-05-24)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Mexico United States[1]
Language	English

Chosen Survivors is a 1974 Mexican-American horror science fiction film directed by Sutton Roley and starring Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel, Bradford Dillman, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Diana Muldaur

Plot

After being selected at random by a computer to seek safety in an underground bomb shelter on the eve of a nuclear attack, a group of refugees makes a horrible realization: They are sharing the space with a colony of vampire bats. And since going back above ground is not an option, they are forced to stay and fight for their lives.

Cast

• Jackie Cooper as Raymond Couzins
• Alex Cord as Steven Mayes
• Richard Jaeckel as Major Gordon Ellis
• Bradford Dillman as Peter Macomber
• Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Luis Cabral (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
• Diana Muldaur as Alana Fitzgerald
• Lincoln Kilpatrick as Woody Russo
• Gwenn Mitchell as Carrie Draper
• Barbara Babcock as Dr. Lenore Chrisman
• Cristina Moreno as Kristin Lerner (as Christina Moteno)
• Nancy Rodman as Claire Farraday
• Kelly Lange as Mary Louise Borden

Releases

The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 24, 1974. The original distributor was Columbia Pictures.

The film was released on DVD in a double feature with The Earth Dies Screaming as part of MGM's Midnite Movies series.

Most recently, film restoration company Kino Lorber released blu-ray collectors edition on October 16, 2016.