Dead of Night (1945)

Directed by Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer, Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden · Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe, Stanley Pavey

Approved77 min62 frames

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Dead of Night (1945) movie still: medium — A spartan room with a simple desk and a wall sign referencing a prison. Three men sit around the desk… — Dead of Night (1945) — © Ealing Studios

Dead of Night (1945) movie still: medium — A man stands before a dark ornate mirror inside a dimly lit study. A large fireplace glows in the… — Dead of Night (1945) — © Ealing Studios

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What is Dead of Night about?

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

Dead of Night is a 1945 British supernatural horror anthology film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes, and Michael Redgrave. Produced by Ealing Studios, the film features five segments within a frame narrative in which a group of guests assembled at a country manor recount stories of their own encounters with the supernatural. It is best remembered for the concluding story featuring Redgrave as an insane ventriloquist with a malevolent dummy.

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What does the cinematography of Dead of Night look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Dead of Night leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and wide compositions (19%). Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe keeps 48% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 61% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

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