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4.2The 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."
Released: 1988-04-1583 minDir: Paul MayersbergScience Fiction
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
Themes
- loss of eyesight
- eye gouging
- based on short story
- cult leader
- religious cult
- blindness
- multiple suns
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- publication date
- 1988-00-00
- title
- Nightfall
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Isaac Asimov
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1980s independent films1988 American films1988 English-language films1988 films1988 science fiction filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican science fiction filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language science fiction filmsFilms based on works by Isaac AsimovNightfall (Asimov)Template film date with 1 release date