Nightfall (1956 film)
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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Screenplay by | Stirling Silliphant |
| Based on | Nightfall 1948 novel by David Goodis |
| Produced by | Ted Richmond |
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| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Copa Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Nightfall is a 1956 American crime film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Aldo Ray, Brian Keith and Anne Bancroft.
The low-budget film is remembered today for camera work by cinematographer Burnett Guffey. It uses flashbacks as a device to tell the story, which was based on a 1948 novel by David Goodis.
The theme song, "Nightfall," was composed by Peter De Rose and "Charles Harold" (Charles H. Cuppett), with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and sung by Al Hibbler.