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Dead of Night

Dead of Night

Horror · 1974

A young soldier who was thought to be killed in Vietnam returns home and exhibits disturbing behavior, much to the confusion of his family.

Movie details

Dead of Night

“The dead of night changed the lives of many... and ended the lives of some.”

1974 Horror 1h 28m

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6.3 / 10

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A young soldier who was thought to be killed in Vietnam returns home and exhibits disturbing behavior, much to the confusion of his family.

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Directed by

Bob Clark

Written by

Alan Ormsby

John Marley

John Marley

Charles Brooks

Lynn Carlin

Lynn Carlin

Christine Brooks

Richard Backus

Richard Backus

Andy Brooks

Henderson Forsythe

Henderson Forsythe

Dr. Philip Allman

Anya Ormsby

Anya Ormsby

Cathy Brooks

Jane Daly

Jane Daly

Joanne

M

Michael Mazes

Bob

Court is in session

Put Dead of Night on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.