Dead of Night
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.
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"Dead of Night" is a 1945 British horror anthology film where an architect named Walter Craig experiences déjà vu upon arriving at a country house, realizing the guests are from his recurring nightmares. As the evening unfolds, each guest shares their own eerie stories, culminating in a chilling conclusion that ties back to Craig's unsettling dreams.
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- Director
- Alberto Cavalcanti
- Starring
- Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers, Frederick Valk, Anthony Baird, Sally Ann Howes, Robert Wyndham
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