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5.2/10   300 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Dan Curtis (story)
Sam Hall (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 August 1971 (USA) more
Tagline:
Just another night of... Terror. more
Plot:
A painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches. | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Dead Of Night (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 22 December 2008, 8:31 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Better on paper then on film more (28 total)

Cast

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David Selby ... Quentin Collins / Charles Collins,

Grayson Hall ... Carlotta Drake

Kate Jackson ... Tracy Collins
Lara Parker ... Angelique Collins
John Karlen ... Alex Jenkins
Nancy Barrett ... Claire Jenkins

Jim Storm ... Gerard Stiles (as James Storm)
Thayer David ... Rev. Strack
Christopher Pennock ... Gabriel Collins
Diana Millay ... Laura Collins
Monica Rich ... Sarah Castle
Clarice Blackburn ... Mrs. Castle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Captain Haggerty ... Bald Henchman (uncredited)
Robert Singer ... Henchman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dan Curtis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Dan Curtis  story
Sam Hall  screenplay
Sam Hall  story

Produced by
Dan Curtis .... producer
George Goodman .... associate producer
Trevor Williams .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Bob Cobert  (as Robert Cobert)
 
Cinematography by
Richard Shore 
 
Film Editing by
Charles Goldsmith 
 
Casting by
Linda Otto 
 
Production Design by
Trevor Williams 
 
Costume Design by
Domingo A. Rodriguez  (as Domingo Rodriguez)
 
Makeup Department
Reginald Tackley .... makeup artist
Edith Tilles .... hair dresser
 
Production Management
George Goodman .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stanley Panesoff .... assistant director
Allan Wertheim .... second assistant director
 
Sound Department
John H. Bolz .... sound (as John Bolz)
Al Gramaglia .... sound
 
Stunts
Alex Stevens .... stunt coordinator
George Fisher .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Pronto .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Gerolomi .... special lighting effects
Ronald M. Lautore .... camera operator (as Ronald Lautore)
 
Editorial Department
Aviva Slesin .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Bob Cobert .... conductor (as Robert Cobert)
 
Other crew
Hans Holzer .... technical advisor
William Schwartz .... production assistant
Robert Singer .... assistant to producer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Curse of Dark Shadows
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:129 min (director's cut) | West Germany:90 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Filmed on the grounds of the gothic estate Lyndhurst on the Hudson River in New York State. more
Movie Connections:
Follows House of Dark Shadows (1970) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Better on paper then on film, 18 May 2001
5/10
Author: bekayess from Orlando, FL

The film that was released as NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS doesn't begin to do justice to the screenplay penned by Sam Hall. The screenplay moves forward with intriguing clues scattered throughout (in the form of Quentin's daydreams and nightmares, as well as Carlotta's sometimes cryptic comments) as to the source and reasons for the haunting. As shot, the film basically followed the script--but MGM's forced butchery in the editing room, to achieve a 90-minute running time, turned the final product into a sometimes incomprehensible second-rate ghost story. I long for the day when the cut footage may be restored and a pristine new print (with Dolby Surround sound--or am I wishing for too much?) appears on DVD. ..

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