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The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

12 Men and a Girl Re-Living a Dream That Fortold Disaster

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Overview

British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small Dakota propeller plane crashes on a Japanese beach. Hardie dismisses the dream as pure fantasy, but while he is flying to Tokyo the next day, circumstances start changing to align with the pilot's vivid vision, and it looks like the dream disaster may become a reality.

Directed by Leslie Norman
Written by R.C. Sherriff, Victor Goddard
Produced by Michael Balcon
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Top Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Air Marshal Hardie

Sheila Sim

Sheila Sim

Mary Campbell

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Owen Robertson

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Fl. Lt. McKenzie

Ursula Jeans

Ursula Jeans

Mrs Robertson

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Soldier

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Wainwright

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Lindsay

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Nigel Stock

The Pilot

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

The Soldier

Themes & Keywords

dreamsraf (royal air force)fear of flyingpilotbased on true storyemergency landingpremonitiondisasterhong kongairplane crashblack and whitestormealingpost war

About The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up is a thriller, drama, mystery, fantasy film released in 1955 exploring themes of dreams, raf (royal air force), fear of flying, pilot, based on true story, emergency landing. Directed by Leslie Norman, it stars Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox. British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small Dakota propeller plane crashes on a Japanese beach. Hardie dismisses the dream as pure fantasy, but while he is flying to Tokyo the next day, circumstances start changing to align with the pilot's vivid vision, and it looks like the dream disaster may become a reality.

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