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Dead of Night (1945)
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| | 103 min.
| | Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer.
| | With Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Roland Culver, Judy Kelly, Frederick Valk, Antony Baird, Ralph Michael, and Miles Malleson.
| | Considering its lauded status, this 1945 classic somehow fell just a little below our expectations. But make no mistake it's still a strong anthology of horror short stories.
The concept? A group of people gather at an English country house (full of mood and atmosphere); sparked by one visitor's insistence of a deja vu-type dream, each individual proceeds to tell a creepy vignette.
Hands down, our favorite has to be the tale of a murdered child and her ghost.
Solid acting and a few original twists/surprises give this one its rightful place among classic ghost chillers and surely rates as a great fireside watch.
Not to be confused with Dan Curtis' 1977 telehorror anthology of the same name.
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