Nightmares Come at Night

Original title: Les cauchemars naissent la nuit

19701970
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 25min

Soledad Miranda in Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (1970)

Crime Drama Horror

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 beg... Read allTwo 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.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
- Jesús Franco
Writers
- Jesús Franco(screenplay and adaptation)
- Josyane Gibert(dialogue)
- Stephen G. Horatio(story)
Stars

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Diana Lorys in Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (1970)

Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (1970)

Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (1970)

Anna de Istriaas Anna de Istria

Dr. Paul Lucasas Dr. Paul Lucas

Cynthia's Loveras Cynthia's Lover

Cynthia Robinsas Cynthia Robins

Andrea Montchal

The Neighbouras The Neighbour
(as André Montchall)

Soledad Miranda

Neighbour's Girlfriendas Neighbour's Girlfriend
(as Susan Korda)

Cynthia's Loveras Cynthia's Lover
(English version)
(voice)

Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Cynthia Robinsas Cynthia Robins
(English version)
(voice)

The Neighbouras The Neighbour
(English version)
(voice)

Dr. Paul Lucasas Dr. Paul Lucas
(English version)
(voice)

Anna de Istriaas Anna de Istria
(English version)
(voice)

Philece Sampler

Neighbour's Girlfriendas Neighbour's Girlfriend
(English version)
(voice)

Director
- Jesús Franco
Writers
- Jesús Franco(screenplay and adaptation)
- Josyane Gibert(dialogue) (French version)
- Stephen G. Horatio(story) (uncredited)
All cast & crew
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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. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- Haunted by bloody nocturnal visions, Anne fears she is going insane.
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
This movie is a Mish Mash of two different unfinished Jesús Franco movies. One with Paul Muller from 1969, the other with Soledad Miranda from 1970.

Goofs
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.

Connections
Featured in Nightmares Come at Night: Eugenie's Nightmare of a Sex Charade (2013)

Top review

Nightmares Come at Night

Nightmares Come At Night (1970)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

A stripper named Anna (Diana Lorys) starts having nightmares that she's involved in some kind of murder but soon she realizes that these might not be nightmares but instead reality. This is Jess Franco's "lost" film, which was just discovered after nearly thirty years and while it's not one of his best, it does offer some nice touches. Lorys is quite good in the role as is Franco regular Paul Muller. The main key to Franco is his poetic eroticism, which comes off here as well as a nice jazz score by Daniel White. Soledad Miranda has a small but thankless role. As usual Franco fills the screen with beautiful, naked women as well as lesbian sex.

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Dec 3, 2008

Release date
- January 18, 1973 (Belgium)
Country of origin
- Liechtenstein
Languages
- Spanish
- French
Also known as
- Sangre en la noche
Production companies
- Prodif Ets.
- Prodif Ets./ Vaduz
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Budget
- ESP 100,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 25min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

Soledad Miranda in Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (1970)

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