Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1956 · 1h 19m

Nightfall

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Director
Jacques Tourneur
Cast
Aldo Ray as James Vanning / Art Rayburn Anne Bancroft as Marie Gardner Brian Keith as John James Gregory as Ben Fraser Jocelyn Brando as Laura Fraser Frank Albertson as Dr. Edward Gurston
Crew
Burnett Guffey — Director of Photography William A. Lyon — Editor George Duning — Original Music Composer Stirling Silliphant — Writer David Goodis — Novel Ted Richmond — Producer
Tagline

THE BLACK BAG... with $350,000 in loot! THE BLACK DRESS... with a beautiful pick-up girl inside! THE BLACK NIGHT... made for lovers... and killers!

Synopsis

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

Trailer Nightfall — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Jacques Tourneur Director Burnett Guffey Director of Photography William A. Lyon Editor George Duning Original Music Composer Stirling Silliphant Writer David Goodis Novel Ted Richmond Producer Jean Louis Costume Design
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