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Dead of Night is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Dan Curtis released in USA on 29 march 1977 with Ed Begley Jr.
Dead of Night (1977)
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Add to a movie listDead of Night est un téléfilm américain de Dan Curtis diffusé le 29 mars 1977 sur NBC.
Ce téléfilm est une anthologie de trois histoires fantastiques qui devait servir à produire une série quotidienne. Une première tentative avait été faite en 1969 avec le téléfilm Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon mais avait échouée. Bien que diffusée avec succès, cette deuxième production n'a pas été poursuivie par Dan Curtis.
Synopsis
Trois histoires, trois différents concepts sur le fantastique : une histoire de voyage dans le temps, une de vampires et une sur le retour à la vie d'un défunt.Actors
Ed Begley Jr.
(Frank)
Patrick Macnee
(Dr. Gheria)
Horst Buchholz
(Michael)
Ann Doran
(Mrs. McCauley)
Christina Hart Doubleday
(Helen)
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