Night Was Our Friend (1951)
- Directed by
- Michael Anderson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 01m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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The Browning Version (1951)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.