# Dead of Night (1945)

> At a country farmhouse, a recurring nightmare frames a succession of eerie tales whose supernatural menace gradually closes in on the storyteller.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7888

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti, Robert Hamer
- Cast: Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers, Frederick Valk, Anthony Baird, Sally Ann Howes, Robert Wyndham
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037635/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, witty, foreboding, classic horror night, halloween viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting journey through the mind where nightmares become reality, and every tale reveals a deeper terror.

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