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Nightfall (2000) | Slate

Nightfall

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Rated 4.2 on TMDB

Nightfall

"The Greatest Science-Fiction Story of All Time."

The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six 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 first 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."

Released: 2000
Runtime: 1h 25m
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Isaac AsimovStory

Gwyneth GibbyDirector, Screenplay

Cast

Jennifer BurnsIllyra
David CarradineGnomen
Joseph HodgeMetron

JW

John William CorringtonScreenplay

Michael B. DruxmanScreenplay

Where to watch

Unavailable

Winsome BrownSheerin
Ashish VidhyarthiKopton
Pradeep Ram Singh RawatDjango

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