Night Tide

Unrated

6/6/19631h 24m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Temptress from the sea… loving… killing! ~

Overview:

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Director:

Curtis Harrington

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

fortune teller
octopus
mermaid
massage
carnival
jinx
sailor
tarot

Cast

Dennis Hopper

~ as ~

Johnny Drake

Linda Lawson

~ as ~

Mora

Gavin Muir

~ as ~

Capt. Samuel Murdock

Luana Anders

~ as ~

Ellen Sands

Marjorie Eaton

~ as ~

Madame Romanovitch

Tom Dillon

~ as ~

Merry-Go-Round Operator

H.E. West

~ as ~

Lt. Henderson

Marjorie Cameron

~ as ~

Water Witch

Chaino

~ as ~

Head Bongo Player

Kirby Allan

~ as ~

Bongo player

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Reviews (1)

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jackpeep
Written 6 year(s) ago
10
A stunning, atmospheric, darkly beautiful film (noir). It's a Val Lewton-esque romance tinged with horror, set in a wonderfully spooky seaside town. It's a film about feeling alone, and then falling into anything, no matter how dangerous, that makes you feel like you're wanted. Curtis Harrington deserves to be a household name.

"Because I feel the seawater in my veins. Because I listen to the roar of the sea and it speaks to me like a mother's voice. The tide pulls at my heart, and the face of the moon fills my soul with a strange longing."