Dead of Night (1946)

1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: I have to admit that I was actually quite impressed by the damned thing. First of all, I’m not sure if it was the first one but it was definitely one of the first horror anthologies ever made and it is easily the best one I have seen, not less than that. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky with Walter Craig showing up at this farm and acting like some kind of zombie. However, as soon as he explained why he was acting so oddly, I was completely hooked though. As pointed out "

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: I have to admit that I was actually quite impressed by the damned thing. First of all, I’m not sure if it was the first one but it was definitely one of the first horror anthologies ever made and it is easily the best one I have seen, not less than that. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky with Walter Craig showing up at this farm and acting like some kind of zombie. However, as soon as he explained why he was acting so oddly, I was completely hooked though. As pointed out "

A very good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seems to have a decent reputation (it was included in ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I was actually quite impressed by the damned thing. First of all, I’m not sure if it was the first one but it was definitely one of the first horror anthologies ever made and it is easily the best one I have seen, no less than that. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky with Walter Craig showing up at this farm and acting like some kind of zombie. However, as soon as he explained why he was acting so oddly, I was completely hooked though. As pointed out by another Listal member, this anthology really felt ” read more

Movies I Watched in December 2021 (24 movies items)

" Date: 12/1/2021 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-watch Note: I remember watching Dead of Night on TV as a kid in the mid-late 1990s, and I've been meaning to watch it again for quite some time. I had to purchase the Blu-ray because it wasn't available on any streaming services. Dead of Night is a great classic film, and I'm glad I rewatched it. When you watch the film, you can see how it influenced the original Twilight Zone. Dead of Night is a well-made and well-acted film with a compelling series of stor"

Anautix' Movie Diary 2020 (148 movies items)

"26.01.2020 It's like an early version of Groundhog Day. my rating: 7,0"

My Movie Highlights of the 1940s (+Watchlists) (131 movies items)

"It's like an early version of Groundhog Day. my rating: 7,0"

Best Actors in a Supporting Role 1919-55, 1994- (74 movies items)

"1945 Michael Redgrave - Dead of Night "

“Released at a time when the portmanteau was an unknown concept, "Dead of Night" was the first British horror film, a genre banned from being produced during the war, to adopt the unprecedented format. Featuring individual sequences of a mysterious or supernatural bent, a framing device established the circular plot with each segment seamlessly seguing into the next. Neatly connecting each of the stories depicted as anecdotes to make for an indispensable, nightmarish whole, the film must be viewed in its entirety, but that is not to say each story is equivalent in terms of quality. It should be said that the various tales are bizarre and unique, one is even comical in its light-hearted tone, but looping them together as if they are collectively of doom-laden, parallel importance is what ren” read more

Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)

"A rare entry from Ealing Studios to go into horror and they have a classic on their hands. A man arrives at a house and claims he has been there in his dreams and knows all the people there, even though they have never met. A series of paranormal stories are told with the famous Michael Redgrave possession from his ventriloquist dummy. A thoroughly thrilling series of stories that end with a brilliant twist. Highly recommended."