Dead of Night(1945).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. Written byDoug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>... Synopsis Dead of Night(1945)
Movie Title: Dead of Night(1945)
Run Time: 103 min
Rating: 7.7 / 10
Genres: Horror |Thriller
Release Date: 15 February 1946 (Finland)
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti,Charles Crichton, 2 more credits »
Writer: H.G. Wells (original story),E.F. Benson (original story), ... and other credits
Actor: Mervyn Johns,Michael Redgrave,Roland Culver
I watched Dead of Night for the first and (unfortunately) for the last time on TV when I was 10 or 11 years old but I still remember it like one of most fearful experience of my life. Later, like a mature person I realized that my fear was nothing but the mirror image of geniality of this movie. The best horror ever made. Without effects, without computers, without trivial editing. Just with immense psychological sophistication. Something what good horror should always be: a kind of social and psychological criticism, story about dark side of our lives and souls. I just cannot find the words to express my respect to this monument. Dead of Night should never be forgotten. Never.
