Dead of Night (1945)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.981 |
Directed By
Charles Crichton
Robert Hamer
Alberto Cavalcanti
Basil Dearden
Crew
Charles Crichton
Robert Hamer
John Baines
H.G. Wells
Alberto Cavalcanti
Angus MacPhail
Basil Dearden
E.F. Benson
John Baines
Angus MacPhail
Michael Balcon
Georges Auric
T. E. B. Clarke
Douglas Slocombe
Michael Relph
Charles Hasse
T. E. B. Clarke
Roy Gough
John Croydon
Marion Horn
Sidney Cole
Heather Armitage
Norman Hipwell
Tony Rimmington
Bianca Mosca
Jack Parker
Tom Shenton
Bruce Campbell
Rowland Douglas
Henry Moore
A.E. Rudolph
Billy Russell
Len Page
F. Thomson
Ernest Irving
Daphne Heathcote
Tom Otter
John Winbolt
Len Wills
Maurice Selwyn
Hal Mason
Nikolai Boulatoff
H. Julius
Seth Holt
M. Hamilton
George Levy
Daphne Heathcote
Gwen Bartle
Eric Williams
E. Leverett
Claude Hudson
P. Potter
Jim Morahan
Elaine Schreyeck
Lionel Banes
Ronald Brantford
Mary Habberfield
Michael Shepherd
Cliff Richardson
Gerry Turpin
Stanley Pavey
TOP CAST
Mervyn Johns
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Roland Culver
Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Mary Merrall
Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Googie Withers
Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Frederick Valk
Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Anthony Baird
Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Sally Ann Howes
Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Robert Wyndham
Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Judy Kelly
Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Miles Malleson
Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
Michael Allan
Jimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Barbara Leake
Mrs. O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Ralph Michael
Peter Cortland (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")
Esme Percy
Antiques Dealer (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")
Basil Radford
George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Naunton Wayne
Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Peggy Bryan
Mary Lee (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Allan Jeayes
Maurice Olcott (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Michael Redgrave
Maxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Elisabeth Welch
Beulah (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Hartley Power
Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Magda Kun
Mitzi (Magda Kun "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Garry Marsh
Harry Parker (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Renee Gadd
Mrs. Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
John McGuire
Hugo Fitch (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)
Peter Jones
Fred, Barman (Segment "Golfing Story") (Uncredited)
Paul Bonifas
French Nightclub Patron (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)
Patrick Aherne
Doctor at Psychiatric Hospital (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)
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