Dead of night / Ealing Studios ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer ; screen play by John Baines, Angus MacPhail ; additional dialogue by T.E.B. Clarke. The Queen of spades / produced by Anatole de Grunwald ; directed by Thorold Dickinson ; the screenplay by Rodney Ackland and Arthur Boys.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Redgrave, Michael, actor.

Johns, Mervyn, associated name.

Withers, Googie, associated name.

Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999, director.

Cavalcanti, Alberto, director.

Dearden, Basil, 1911-1971, director.

Hamer, Robert, 1911-1963, director.

Balcon, Michael, 1896-1977, producer.

De Grunwald, Anatole, 1910-1967, producer.

Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967, actor.

Evans, Edith, 1888-1976, actor.

Howard, Ron, actor.

Baines, John, 1909-1962, screenwriter.

Mac Phail, Angus, screenwriter.

Dickinson, Thorold, director.

Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991, screenwriter.

Boys, Arthur, screenwriter.

Auric, Georges, 1899-1983, composer.

Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940.

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.

Ealing Studios, producer.

Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., distributor.

Studio Canal+, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940.

Benson, E. F.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837--Film adaptations.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich.

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946--Film adaptations.

Wells, H. G.

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.

Supernatural in motion pictures.

Genre:

Feature films.

Horror films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (103, 95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment ; [Place of publication not identified] : StudioCanal, 2003.

System Details:

DVD; Dolby digital mono.

digital

optical

mono

Dolby

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Dead of night: An architect is caught up in an endless series of recurring dreams, during which he is told other people's supernatural experiences. He finally murders the psychiatrist who is trying to help him. Queen of Spades: Herman tries to learn the secret to winning money so he can afford to court Lisa. He fails tragically, and Herman, Lisa, and her mysterious grandmother all die.

Contents:

[Disc 1] Dead of night

[disc 2] The Queen of spades.

Participant:

Dead of night: Michael Redgrave, Sally Ann Howes, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne.

Queen of Spades: Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Ronald Howarad, Mary Jerrold, Yvonne Mitchell.

Credits:

Dead of night: photography, Jack Parker, Stanley Pavey, Douglas Slocombe; editor, Charles Hasse; music composed by Georges Auric.

Queen of Spades: the director of photography, Otto Heller; the film editor, Hazel Wilkinson; the music by Georges Auric.

Notes:

Dead of night is based on short stories: The Linking story, and The Hearse / by E.F. Benson, and The Golfing story / by H.G. Wells, and by one story each by the writers of the screenplay. Queen of spades is based on Pikovai͡a dama / by Aleksandr Pushkin.

Special features, both films: behind-the-scenes stills gallery; poster and stills gallery. Special feature, Queen of spades: original theatrical trailer.

Videodisc release of two motion pictures produced in 1945 and 1948.

Related Work:

Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940. Linking story.

Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940. Hearse.

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Golfing story.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Pikovai︠a︡ dama.

Contains:

Queen of spades

OCLC:

54997537

Publisher Number:

013131239799

DV12397 Anchor Bay Entertainment