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Nightfall

Nightfall

Nightfall

"The Greatest Science-Fiction Story of All Time."

2000•1h 25m•

★4.3(8 ratings)

DramaScience FictionThriller

Overview

The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six 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 first 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."

Director

Writers

Michael B. Druxman, John William Corrington, Gwyneth Gibby

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Main Cast

Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns

Illyra

David Carradine

David Carradine

Gnomen

Joseph Hodge

Joseph Hodge

Metron

Winsome Brown

Winsome Brown

Sheerin

Ashish Vidhyarthi

Ashish Vidhyarthi

Kopton

Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat

Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat

Django

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Gwyneth Gibby

Writing

Writer: Michael B. Druxman
Original Story: Isaac Asimov
Writer: John William Corrington
Writer: Gwyneth Gibby

Production

Producer: Roger Corman

Keywords

spaceplanetastronomywoman director

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: ""The Greatest Science-Fiction Story of All Time.""

#2

The runtime is 85 minutes (1h 25m).

#3

The film was directed by Gwyneth Gibby.

#4

The screenplay was written by Michael B. Druxman and John William Corrington.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0249840.

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Rating

4.3/10

Mixed

8 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Nightfall

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Magic Plastic Films

Concorde Pictures