Nightfall

19881h 23mNo ratings yet

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."

Keywords

based on short story
blindness
religious cult
eye gouging
cult leader
loss of eyesight
multiple suns

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 15, 1988
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: New Horizons
Cast: David Birney,Sarah Douglas,Alexis Kanner,Andra Millian,Starr Andreeff,Charley Hayward,Jonathan Emerson,Susie Lindeman,Russell Wiggins,Larry Hankinand 13 more
Director: Paul Mayersberg
Writer: Paul Mayersberg,Isaac Asimov
Producer: Julie Corman
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Music: Frank Serafine
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0095738