Nightfall (1956 film)
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Nightfall is a 1956 American crime film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Aldo Ray, Brian Keith and Anne Bancroft.[1]
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Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
Screenplay by | Stirling Silliphant |
Based on | Nightfall by David Goodis |
Produced by | Ted Richmond |
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Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
Edited by | William A. Lyon |
Music by | George Duning |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Copa Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The low-budget film is remembered today for camera work by cinematographer Burnett Guffey. It uses flashbacks as a device to tell the story, which was based on a 1948 novel by David Goodis.[2]
The theme song, "Nightfall," was composed by Peter De Rose and "Charles Harold" (Charles H. Cuppett), with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and sung by Al Hibbler.