Night of the Demon
1957 · TMDB 7.0
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
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.
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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...
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- Runtime
- 96 min
- Released
- 1957-11-09
- Studio
- Sabre Film Productions Ltd.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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Key contributors
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Jacques Tourneur
Director
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Hal E. Chester
Writer
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Charles Bennett
Writer
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Dana Andrews
Dr. John Holden
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Peggy Cummins
Joanna Harrington
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Niall MacGinnis
Dr. Julian Karswell
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Maurice Denham
Professor Henry Harrington
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Athene Seyler
Mrs. Karswell
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Liam Redmond
Professor Mark O'Brien
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Reginald Beckwith
Mr. Meek
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Ewan Roberts
Lloyd Williamson