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Dead of Night (1945)

NR · 1945-09-09 · 1h 43m · EN
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The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic.....

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

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Charles CrichtonDirectorRobert HamerDirectorBasil DeardenDirectorT. E. B. ClarkeWriter

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Mervyn JohnsMervyn JohnsWalter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")Roland CulverRoland CulverEliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")Mary MerrallMary MerrallMrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")Googie WithersGoogie WithersJoan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")Frederick ValkFrederick ValkDr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")Anthony BairdAnthony BairdHugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")Sally Ann HowesSally Ann HowesSally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")Robert WyndhamRobert WyndhamDr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")Judy KellyJudy KellyJoyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")Miles MallesonMiles MallesonHearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")Michael AllanMichael AllanJimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")Barbara LeakeBarbara LeakeMrs. O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Keywords

DreamAnthologyInsanityVentriloquist's dummyEvil dollNightmareVentriloquistBlack and whiteRecurring dream

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Thriller · DramaTheme affinityDream · Anthology · InsanityNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference328076 · 366715 · 210416Actor preference339763 · 253589 · 321120

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Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

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Dead of Night has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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