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."
Title | Nightfall |
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Year | 1988 |
Genre | Science Fiction |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | New Horizons |
Cast | David Birney, Sarah Douglas, Alexis Kanner, Andra Millian, Starr Andreeff, Charley Hayward |
Crew | Paul Mayersberg (Director), Paul Mayersberg (Screenplay), Isaac Asimov (Original Story), Lynn Whitney (Associate Producer), Dariusz Wolski (Director of Photography), Brent A. Schoenfeld (Editor) |
Keyword | loss of eyesight, eye gouging, based on short story, cult leader, religious cult, blindness, multiple suns |
Release | Apr 15, 1988 |
Runtime | 83 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 3.90 / 10 by 16 users |