Dead of Night

1945 · directed by Charles Crichton

Rating
82/100
Hit
yes

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 (1945), directed by Charles Crichton, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Mervyn Johns
  • Roland Culver
  • Mary Merrall
  • Googie Withers
  • Frederick Valk
  • Anthony Baird
  • Sally Ann Howes
  • Robert Wyndham
  • Judy Kelly
  • Miles Malleson

Crew

  • Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography
  • Stanley Pavey — Director of Photography
  • Charles Hasse — Editor
  • Georges Auric — Original Music Composer
  • Angus MacPhail — Screenplay
  • John Baines — Screenplay
  • T. E. B. Clarke — Writer

More from Charles Crichton

  1. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) — 82/100 · hit
  2. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) — 79/100
  3. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) — 70/100
  4. Hue and Cry (1947) — 66/100

How these numbers work: Methodology