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Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

NEVER HAVE THE STARS LOOKED DOWN...ON AN ADVENTURE LIKE THIS !

19486.81h 21m

Overview

When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. Now years later, he desperately tries to prevent tragedies in the Courtland family.

Directed by John Farrow
Written by Cornell Woolrich, Jonathan Latimer, Barré Lyndon
Produced by Endre Bohem
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Top Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

John Triton

Gail Russell

Gail Russell

Jean Courtland

John Lund

John Lund

Elliott Carson

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Jenny

William Demarest

William Demarest

Lt. Shawn

Richard Webb

Richard Webb

Peter Vinson

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Whitney Courtland

Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

Dr. Walters

John Alexander

John Alexander

Mr. Gilman

Roman Bohnen

Roman Bohnen

Special Prosecutor Melville Weston

Themes & Keywords

precognitionseerfilm noirwarningvisionfateheiress

About Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a thriller, mystery film released in 1948 exploring themes of precognition, seer, film noir, warning, vision, fate. Directed by John Farrow, it stars Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell, John Lund. When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. Now years later, he desperately tries to prevent tragedies in the Courtland family.

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