Nightfall (1988)
83 min
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."
- Release date
- April 15, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States
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
Crew
- Paul Mayersberg · Director
- Isaac Asimov · Writer
- Paul Mayersberg · Writer
- Julie Corman · Producer
- Frank Serafine · Composer
- Dariusz Wolski · Cinematographer
- Brent A. Schoenfeld · Editor
- Al Guarino · Casting director
- Craig Hodgetts · Production designer