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Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (1970)

NOT_RATED 83 min  -  Crime | Drama | Horror  -   1970 (France)
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Two exotic dancers embark on a erotic friendship which takes a turn when one of them begins having recurring nightmares of her killing people in which the line between realty and fantasy begins to blur to the most extreme.

Director:

Jesus Franco
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Cast

Cast overview:
Diana Lorys Diana Lorys ...
Anna de Istria
Paul Muller Paul Muller ...
Dr. Paul Lucas
Jack Taylor Jack Taylor ...
Cynthia's Lover
Colette Giacobine Colette Giacobine ...
Cynthia Robins (as Colette Jack)
Andrés Monales Andrés Monales ...
The Neighbour (as Andre Montchall)
Soledad Miranda Soledad Miranda ...
Neighbour's Girlfriend (as Susann Korda)
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Storyline

In Zagreb, the striper Anna de Istria works in a sleazy cabaret. She is seduced by the blonde Cynthia Robins that invites her to move to her house. Ana is disturbed by nightmares, where she kills a man with a spear, and Cynthia calls Dr. Paul Lucas to treat Ana. Meanwhile, a couple that lives in the house next door spies the movement in Cynthia's house. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Dancer | Nudity | Striptease | Woman Stabbed  | See more »

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Haunted by bloody nocturnal visions, Anne fears she is going insane. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

Liechtenstein

Language:

French

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Also Known As:

Nightmares Come at Night See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prodif Ets. See more »
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Mono  | Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) | Color
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Goofs

Continuity: When Anna is watching the couple dancing, the woman has a purple top on. Halfway through, it pans to Anna and then back to the couple, where the woman has a skin-color shirt on. Again panning back to Anna and then the couple, the woman has the purple shirt back on. See more »

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Remade as The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973) See more »