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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.

Directed by: Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton & Basil Dearden & Robert Hamer
Written by: John Baines & Angus MacPhail & T. E. B. Clarke
Runtime: 103 minutes
Critics score:
96 / 100
Tagline: The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic...
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") 
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Also known as:
  • Au coeur de la nuit
  • Μάντεψε Ποιον θα Σκοτώσουν Απόψε
  • Βαθειά Μεσ' τη Νύχτα