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Night Was Our Friend (1951)

Night Was Our Friend poster
Directed by
Michael Anderson
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and two men are caught in a tense emotional situation. The story explores the difficult choices they face together.

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What happens

Night Was Our Friend is a 1951 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Elizabeth Sellars, Michael Gough and Ronald Howard. It was written by Michael Pertwee based on his 1951 play of the same name. The title references a line from Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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