Science Fiction · United States of America · 1988 · 1h 23m

Nightfall

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Director
Paul Mayersberg
Cast
David Birney as Aton Sarah Douglas as Roa Alexis Kanner as Sor Andra Millian as Ana Starr Andreeff as Bet Charley Hayward as Kin
Crew
Dariusz Wolski — Director of Photography Brent A. Schoenfeld — Editor Frank Serafine — Original Music Composer Paul Mayersberg — Screenplay Julie Corman — Producer Craig Hodgetts — Production Design
Synopsis

The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with three suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very Nightfall. Panic erupts as the suns slowly disappear one by one. Science struggles against superstition as the people race to comprehend the approaching Nightfall... the end of the world as they know it. Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story "Nightfall" voted "The Greatest Science-Fiction Story of All Time."

Mood & Themes
loss of eyesighteye gougingbased on short storycult leaderreligious cultblindnessmultiple suns
Key Collaborators
Paul Mayersberg Director Dariusz Wolski Director of Photography Brent A. Schoenfeld Editor Frank Serafine Original Music Composer Paul Mayersberg Screenplay Julie Corman Producer Craig Hodgetts Production Design Stephen M. Chudej Costume Design
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