Nightfall (1988)
Release: April 15, 1988 | Runtime: 1h 23m | Rating: 4.0
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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Main cast
- David Birney as Aton
- Sarah Douglas as Roa
- Alexis Kanner as Sor
- Andra Millian as Ana
- Starr Andreeff as Bet
- Charley Hayward as Kin
- Jonathan Emerson as Architect
- Susie Lindeman as Boffin
- Russell Wiggins as Zol
- Larry Hankin as Desert King
- Ronald R. Burns as Aton's Man
- Bernard J. Garsen as Aton's Man
- Dan Wells as Architect's Assistant
- Bradley Reid as Trader
- Stephen D. Nathenson as City Dweller
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What is Nightfall about?
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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