Night of the Demon

Based On the book by M. R. James

Night of the Demon (U.S. title: Curse of the Demon) is a 1957 British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. It was produced by Hal E. Chester and Frank Bevis, and was adapted from the M. R. James story "Casting the Runes". The film's storyline concerns an American psychologist (Andrews) who travels to England to investigate a satanic cult suspected in more than one death. Turbulent artistic differences arose between Chester on one side and Tourneur and the screenwriter Charles Bennett on the other over Chester's plan to show the demon on screen, but Chester prevailed.

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Release date:

December 17, 1957

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Cast:

Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler

Genre:

Horror

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1957 in adaptations