Dead of Night(1945)
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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.
Movie: Dead of Night
Top 10 Billed Cast
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
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Dead of Night 1945 Trailer
Dead of Night - Maxwell and Hugo
Dead of Night' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
Remembering Dead of Night - Feature-length Documentary
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Episode 9 - Dead of Night and The Queen of Spades
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Dead of Night 1945 Trailer - Trailer
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Dead of Night' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times - Featurette
Remembering Dead of Night - Feature-length Documentary - Featurette
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Episode 9 - Dead of Night and The Queen of Spades - Featurette
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