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Nightfall

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1988 film by Paul Mayersberg

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Vinony files it under 1980s independent films, 1988 American films and 1988 English-language films.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Film · TMDB

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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."

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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Ratings

IMDb

2.6/10

833 votes

Year
1988
Runtime
83 min
Genres
Mystery, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
Nightfall
Screenwriter
Isaac Asimov
Cinematographer
Dariusz Wolski
Duration
82
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publication date
1988-00-00
after a work by
Isaac Asimov
title
Nightfall
distributed by
New Concorde
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