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Nightfall

1988-04-15 · 83 min · ★ 4.1

Science Fiction

The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with three 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 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."

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Directors
Paul Mayersberg
Production companies
New Horizons
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

David BirneyDavid BirneyAton
Sarah DouglasSarah DouglasRoa
Alexis KannerAlexis KannerSor
Andra MillianAndra MillianAna
Starr AndreeffStarr AndreeffBet
Charley HaywardKin
Jonathan EmersonArchitect
Susie LindemanSusie LindemanBoffin
Russell WigginsZol
Larry HankinLarry HankinDesert King
Ronald R. BurnsAton's Man
Bernard J. GarsenAton's Man
Dan WellsArchitect's Assistant
Bradley ReidBradley ReidTrader
Stephen D. NathensonCity Dweller
James Barry BlakelyNarrator (voice)
Lee Michael WalczukNomad Dancer
Attila BokorNomad Dancer
Dayna BeilensonDayna BeilensonNomad Dancer
Charles E. CarpenterNomad Dancer

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