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Nightfall

Nightfall

1956Movie⏱️ 1h 18m
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirRomanceThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
5,482 votes

Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.

Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writers
Stirling Silliphant, David Goodis
Stars
Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith
Language
English, Spanish, Italian
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray
as James Vanning
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
as Marie Gardner
Brian Keith
Brian Keith
as John
Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando
as Laura Fraser
James Gregory
James Gregory
as Ben Fraser
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
as Dr. Edward Gurston
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond
as Red
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Arline Anderson
as Hostess
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Monty Ash
as Clerk
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María Belmar
as Spanish Woman

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Production
Copa Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A B-Movie classic
by MOscarbradley2017-06-18
9/10

"A terrific B-movie with A-list credentials, (Jacques Tourneur directed, Stirling Silliphant did the screenplay from a David Goodis novel, Burnett Guffey was the cinematographer and the cast included Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith, James Gregory and Jocelyn Brando though it is Rudy Bond's psycho-killer who steals the movie). It's a tale of robbery and murder and of an innocent dupe, (Ray), who gets caught up in both. It's economical almost to a fault; there certainly isn't a wasted moment in all of its 78 minutes and you can see how it might have influenced the Coen Br..."

💡 Did You Know?

During the fashion show, Anne Bancroft's character is introduced as wearing a ball gown by Jean Louis who was Columbia Pictures' costume designer. He designed the costumes for this film and many classics, including The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and From Here to Eternity (1953). He also was the costume designer for the 1960s TV sitcom Green Acres (1965).

📖 Synopsis

Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.