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Dead of Night
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Dead of Night

1945 · 103 min Horror Thriller
⭐ 7.2 / 10 · TMDB

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director builds tension not through shock, but through feeling — the viewer senses something is wrong long before it becomes obvious. Atmosphere matters more than any plot twist.

This isn't a film for the faint-hearted, nor for seasoned viewers who claim to fear nothing. It exists somewhere between — pressing psychologically rather than physically.

Ideal for fans of psychological horror. Slasher fans should look elsewhere.

Director: Charles Crichton

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Late in the evening, with two people. Make tea, put away the phone, don't turn on the lights.

🎭 Cast

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Mary Merrall

Mary Merrall

Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Anthony Baird

Anthony Baird

Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Robert Wyndham

Robert Wyndham

Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

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