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2.8/10   341 votes
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Isaac Asimov (story)
Paul Mayersberg (screenplay)
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April 1988 (USA) more
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Far across the cosmos from our world lies a planet bathed in perpetual daylight. Soon nightfall will come and bring with it tremendous destruction... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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David Birney ... Aton
Sarah Douglas ... Roa
Alexis Kanner ... Sor
Andra Millian ... Ana
Starr Andreeff ... Bet
Chuck Hayward ... Kin (as Charles Hayward)

Jonathan Emerson ... Architect

Susie Lindeman ... Boffin

Russell Wiggins ... Zol

Larry Hankin ... Desert King
Ronald R. Burns ... Aton's Man
Bernard J. Garsen ... Aton's Man
Dan Wells ... Architect's Assistant
Bradley Reid ... Trader
Stephen D. Nathenson ... City Dweller
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83 min
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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Unbelievable Film, 29 July 1999
1/10
Author: Rick Tyler from Redmond, WA

I actually paid money to see this in its mercifully brief theatrical release in 1988. The (tiny) audience had fun ad libbing dialogue that was much better than that provided the hapless actors. The film is bad in so many ways that it is difficult to pick out the worst element. Was it the art direction? The acting? The dialogue? The cinematography? The costumes? The plot? The editing? The music? In the end I think the worst thing is that it will probably insure that no decent film will ever be made of Asimov's "Nightfall".

The good doctor wrote that he had never seen the movie, and that he had nothing to do with it. This probably added a couple of years to Asimov's life.

I can only say that the other reviewers here at IMDb have been far too generous. This film is worse than you can imagine.

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