Movie · crime, thriller
Nightfall
1956 · 1h 19m · NR
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What is it about? Nightfall
THE BLACK BAG... with $350,000 in loot! THE BLACK DRESS... with a beautiful pick-up girl inside! THE BLACK NIGHT... made for lovers... and killers!
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
Genres: crime, thriller. Themes: film noir, model.
Cast and crew Nightfall
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Creators
- Directed byJacques Tourneur
- ScreenplayStirling Silliphant
- Based on the novel byDavid Goodis
- MusicGeorge Duning
- CinematographyBurnett Guffey
- EditingWilliam A. Lyon
Full cast and crew28 cast members, 21 crew
Cast:
- Aldo Ray · James Vanning
- Anne Bancroft · Marie Gardner
- Brian Keith · John
- James Gregory · Ben Fraser
- Jocelyn Brando · Laura Fraser
- Frank Albertson · Edward Gurston
- Rudy Bond · Red
- Bess Flowers · Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited)
- Gene Roth · Bartender (uncredited)
- Arline Anderson · Hostess (uncredited)
- María Belmar · Spanish Woman (uncredited)
- Orlando Beltran · Spanish Man (uncredited)
- Steve Carruthers · Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)
- Robert Cherry · Man on Bus with Radio (uncredited)
- George Cisar · Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Lillian Culver · Woman (uncredited)
- Annabelle Thiele · Model (uncredited)
- Maya Van Horn · Woman (uncredited)
- Winifred Waring · Fashion Commentator (uncredited)
- Monty Ash · Clerk (uncredited)
- Art Bucaro · Cashier (uncredited)
- Pat Jones · Model (uncredited)
- Lillian Kassan · Model (uncredited)
- Betty Koch · Model (uncredited)
- Jane Lynn · Model (uncredited)
- Eddie McLean · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Walter Smith · Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
- Joan Thorsen · Model (uncredited)
Crew:
- Jacques Tourneur · Director
- George Duning · Original Music Composer
- Ted Richmond · Producer
- Stirling Silliphant · Writer
- Burnett Guffey · Director of Photography
- William A. Lyon · Editor
- Jean Louis · Costume Design
- David Goodis · Novel
Trailer Nightfall
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Details Nightfall
- Premiere
- October 25, 1956, United Kingdom
- Premiere
- January 23, 1957, United States
- First theatrical release
- November 9, 1956
- Release in the US
- December 5, 1956
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- Studios
- Copa Productions, Columbia Pictures
Frequently asked questions
How long is Nightfall?
1h 19m (79 minutes).
Who’s in Nightfall?
Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith, James Gregory, Jocelyn Brando, Frank Albertson, Rudy Bond, Bess Flowers, Gene Roth, and Arline Anderson. Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
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