Night of Dark Shadows

"Just another night of... Terror."

1971 1h 35m EN

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★6.6TMDB · 60★5.4IMDB · 1,906

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Synopsis

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Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by spirits of past residents.

“Just another night of... Terror.”

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Cast

David Selby
Charles Collins / Quentin Collins
Kate Jackson
Tracy Collins
Grayson Hall
Carlotta Drake
Lara Parker
Angelique Collins
John Karlen
Alex Jenkins
Nancy Barrett
Claire Jenkins
Jim Storm
Gerard Stiles
Thayer David
Rev. Strack

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dan Curtis
Writers: Sam Hall, Dan Curtis, Sam Hall
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dark Shadows Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dan Curtis, shot by Richard Shore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Editor Charles Goldsmith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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David Selby and Kate Jackson and Grayson Hall carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Just another night of... Terror.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Dan Curtis directs. Richard Shore behind the camera. Charles Goldsmith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Dark Shadows Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Dan Curtis, shot by Richard Shore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Charles Goldsmith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6David Selby and Kate Jackson and Grayson Hall carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Just another night of... Terror.".
8IMDB entry: tt0067491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "witch", "husband wife relationship", "nightmare", "painting".

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Shore
Editing: Charles Goldsmith
Production design: Trevor Williams
Costume design: Domingo A. Rodriguez
Makeup / hair: Reginald Tackley
Stunt coordinator: Alex Stevens
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $900,000
Box office: $1,400,000
Return: 156% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 1,906 votes
MPAA: PG

Part of

Dark Shadows Movie Collection

A series of films based on the cult gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71). Each film re-tells a popular storyline from the show: in House of Dark Shadows, the story of the vampire Barnabas Collins; and in Night of Dark Shadows, the story of the witch Angelique, from whom Barnabas received his curse of vampirism.