Fresh
Intelligent, delicate, and actually frightening.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Night of the Demon
Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?
1957 · 1h 36m · Not Rated
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Overview
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.
Director and cast
- Jacques Tourneur Director
- Dana Andrews as Dr. John Holden
- Peggy Cummins as Joanna Harrington
- Niall MacGinnis as Dr. Julian Karswell
- Maurice Denham as Professor Henry Harrington
- Athene Seyler as Mrs. Karswell
- Liam Redmond as Professor Mark O'Brien
- Reginald Beckwith as Mr. Meek
- Ewan Roberts as Lloyd Williamson
- Peter Elliott as Professor K.T. Kumar
- Rosamund Greenwood as Mrs. Meek
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the finest thrillers made in England during the '50s.
Time Out
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