Nightfall
1956 · Movie · NR · 79 min · ★ 6.9 · 95% critics
A regular man becomes a fugitive after a violent incident leaves him linked to a robbery and a killing he didn’t commit. As he tries to piece together what really happened, he’s hunted by both relentless criminals and an investigator, forcing him to stay one step ahead in city streets and remote winter landscapes.
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-11-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (104 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a brisk, hard-edged noir chase with flashbacks, cruel threats, and a mix of dark humor and romance; Not for you if you dislike convoluted setups or endings that feel weak—similar to Out of the Past and The Killers.
Pros: tense cat-and-mouse chase; strong villain duo; moody city-to-snow setting | Cons: heavy flashback structure; contrived coincidences; divisive ending
Themes
- film noir
- model
Cast & crew
Aldo Ray
as James Vanning / Art Rayburn
Anne Bancroft
as Marie Gardner
Brian Keith
as John
James Gregory
as Ben Fraser
Jocelyn Brando
as Laura Fraser
Frank Albertson
as Dr. Edward Gurston
Rudy Bond
as Red
Bess Flowers
as Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Gene Roth
as Bartender (uncredited)
- AA
Arline Anderson
as Hostess (uncredited)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur