Dead of Night
- Year: 1945
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
- Length: 103 min
Like nothing in this world you’ve ever thrilled to before!
Film Synopsis
Dead of Night (1945) follows a group of strangers who gather at a country estate only to find that each of them has been drawn there by a shared dream, setting off a series of eerie and uncanny tales told within the framing narrative. As psychological dread, ghostly specters, and creeping premonitions interlock through recursive stories of ventriloquist dummies, haunted mirrors, and cursed antiques, the boundary between dream and waking terror thins to disturbing effect. This horror anthology blends surreal storytelling and atmospheric dread in a landmark cycle of supernatural cinema.
Dead of Night 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Kino BD-ALL 4K/US 2025 | Studio Canal BD-B 4K/UK 2025 | Kino BD-A/US 2019 | Imprint BD-ALL/AU 2025 | Studio Canal BD-B/UK 2014 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas | ||||||
| Audio Commentary by Pamela Hutchinson | ||||||
| Remembering “Dead of Night” | ||||||
| Marketing Galore! The Art of Ealing Posters | ||||||
| Dead of Night: Dreams and Duality - Interview with Alice Lowe | ||||||
| Scoring the Night - Interview with David Huckvale | ||||||
| Short Sharp Screams: “Dead of Night” and the British Horror Anthology - Interview with John Llewelyn Probert | ||||||
| Restoration Comparison | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay] | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Studio Canal] |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Kino’s 4K UHD includes a Blu-ray (also available separately). Trailers included: Dr. Cyclops (1940), The Mad Doctor (1941), The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), Nicholas Nickleby (1947), The Queen of Spades (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and Masquerade (1965).
- Studio Canal’s “Vintage Classics” 4K UHD includes a 64-page booklet and two posters.
- Kino’s Blu-ray includes trailers for The Undying Monster (1942), The Lodger (1944), The Spiral Staircase (1946), Tales of Terror (1962) and Twice-Told Tales (1963).
- Imprint’s Blu-ray also includes Flesh and Fantasy (1943).
- Anchor Bay’s “2 Disc Set” DVD also includes The Queen of Spades (1949) and an 8-page booklet.
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Collector’s guide
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| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas Kino 4K |
| Audio Commentary by Pamela Hutchinson Studio Canal 4K | |
| Remembering “Dead of Night” Studio Canal 4K | |
| Marketing Galore! The Art of Ealing Posters Studio Canal 4K | |
| Dead of Night: Dreams and Duality - Interview with Alice Lowe Studio Canal 4K | |
| Scoring the Night - Interview with David Huckvale Studio Canal 4K | |
| Short Sharp Screams: “Dead of Night” and the British Horror Anthology - Interview with John Llewelyn Probert Studio Canal 4K | |
| Restoration Comparison Studio Canal BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay] Anchor Bay DVD | |
| Stills Gallery [Studio Canal] Studio Canal 4K |