Dead of Night (1977 film)
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Dead of Night | |
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Genre |
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Written by | Richard Matheson Jack Finney (story by "Second Chance") |
Directed by | Dan Curtis |
Starring | Ed Begley Jr. Ann Doran Patrick Macnee Joan Hackett Elisha Cook Jr. |
Music by | Robert Cobert |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Robert Singer |
Cinematography | Ric Waite |
Editor(s) | Dennis Virkler |
Running time | 76 minutes |
Production company(s) | Dan Curtis Productions |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | March 29, 1977 |
External links | |
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Dead of Night is a 1977 American made-for-television anthology horror film starring Ed Begley Jr., Anjanette Comer, Patrick Macnee, Horst Buchholz and Joan Hackett. Directed by Dan Curtis, the film consists of three stories written by Richard Matheson[1] (although the first segment, "Second Chance", was adapted from a story by Jack Finney[2]) much like the earlier Trilogy of Terror. The film originally premiered on NBC on March 29, 1977.
Contents
Plot
"Second Chance"
The first segment features Ed Begley Jr. as a man who restores a 1926 roadster and finds himself transported back in time.
- Cast
- Ed Begley Jr. as Frank
- E. J. André as Mr. McCauley
- Ann Doran as Mrs. McCauley
- Christina Hart as Helen
"No Such Thing as a Vampire"
The second segment features Anjanette Comer as a woman who seems to be actively terrorized by a vampire. Patrick Macnee plays her husband who attempts to deal with her terror by engaging the services of a friend, Michael (Horst Buchholz).
- Cast
- Patrick Macnee as Dr. Gheria
- Anjanette Comer as Alexis
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Karel
- Horst Buchholz as Michael
"Bobby"
The third and final segment deals with the grieving feelings of a mother (Joan Hackett) for her drowned son, Bobby (Lee H. Montgomery) and the lengths she will go to see him again. This story, an original script written for Dead of Night, was later remade for the Dan Curtis omnibus movie Trilogy of Terror II with different actors.
- Cast
- Joan Hackett as Mother
- Lee H. Montgomery as Bobby
Home video
Dead of Night was released on DVD by Dark Sky Films in 2009. The DVD includes a 1969 TV episode, "A Darkness at Blaisedon" written by Dan Curtis and Sam Hall and directed by Lela Swift, which was the pilot for a Dead of Night television series that was never picked up.[3]
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Dead of Night at IMDb
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- 1977 horror films
- 1977 television films
- 1970s fantasy films
- 1970s supernatural horror films
- American horror anthology films
- American horror television films
- American supernatural horror films
- American vampire films
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- Films based on works by Richard Matheson
- Films directed by Dan Curtis
- Films with screenplays by Richard Matheson
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