there be some interesting make for television feature length film in the early 1970s and a cold night death be among the best of the lot . the remote arctic setting and the feeling of isolation and gradually mount nervous tension between the two main character be all superbly handle . the quiet loner robert culp and the nervously edgy eli wallach be perfect foil for each other and their byplay heighten the creepy omething lurk nearby feeling prevalent for most of the film . maybe and just maybe and some viewer will guess what really go on midway into the film but even so it be a brilliantly chill movie worthy of any collection .