Dead of Night (4K Restoration)

Built on one framing ghost story, the film tells five tales of the supernatural. The architect Walter Granger travels to a farmhouse in the countryside to discuss a commission. The place feels as if he has been there before: he once had a terrifying dream in which everyone in the house appeared. When he tells the guests about it, Dr. Van puts forward a sceptic’s natural explanation, which leads each guest to tell a ghost story of their own. In the end, all five stories turn out to be the protagonist’s nightmare. Arguably the greatest anthology horror film in cinema history, directed jointly by four of Ealing Studios’ leading directors, it not only made the horror anthology a lasting form but also pioneered a circular narrative that inspired later films of its kind.

Translated from English by IFFDAY, not yet reviewed.

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Sat, 11/07

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Shanghai Film Center (SHO), Hall 1, Dolby Auditorium

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Sat, 11/14

13:3015:13

Shanghai Film Center (SHO), Hall 1, Dolby Auditorium

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Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer
Original title: Dead of Night
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Year: 1945
Length: 103min
Section: British Flair: A Showcase of Classic Cinema
Edition: British Flair: A Showcase of Classic Cinema 2026
Original language: English
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Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer
Screenplay: Angus MacPhail, John Baines, T.E.B. Clarke
Original work: E.F. Benson, H.G. Wells
Cast: Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall

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Alberto Cavalcanti

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