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Nightfall

PG-13

1988

83 minutes

Science Fiction

Overview

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."

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Top Cast

David Birney headshot

David Birney

Aton

Sarah Douglas headshot

Sarah Douglas

Roa

Alexis Kanner headshot

Alexis Kanner

Sor

Andra Millian headshot

Andra Millian

Ana

Starr Andreeff headshot

Starr Andreeff

Bet

Charley Hayward headshot

Charley Hayward

Kin

Jonathan Emerson headshot

Jonathan Emerson

Architect

Susie Lindeman headshot

Susie Lindeman

Boffin

Russell Wiggins headshot

Russell Wiggins

Zol

Larry Hankin headshot

Larry Hankin

Desert King

Ronald R. Burns headshot

Ronald R. Burns

Aton's Man

Bernard J. Garsen headshot

Bernard J. Garsen

Aton's Man

Dan Wells headshot

Dan Wells

Architect's Assistant

Bradley Reid headshot

Bradley Reid

Trader

Stephen D. Nathenson headshot

Stephen D. Nathenson

City Dweller

James Barry Blakely headshot

James Barry Blakely

Narrator (voice)

Lee Michael Walczuk headshot

Lee Michael Walczuk

Nomad Dancer

Attila Bokor headshot

Attila Bokor

Nomad Dancer

Dayna Beilenson headshot

Dayna Beilenson

Nomad Dancer

Charles E. Carpenter headshot

Charles E. Carpenter

Nomad Dancer

Beth A. Corell headshot

Beth A. Corell

Nomad Dancer

Derek Penfield headshot

Derek Penfield

Nomad Dancer

Ilene Cara Zeff headshot

Ilene Cara Zeff

Nomad Dancer