Night People (1954)
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- Approved
- 1h 33min
- Adventure, Crime
- 14 May 1954 (Sweden)
- Movie
During the Cold War, an American soldier is abducted in West Berlin, sparking a recovery effort led by Colonel Steve Van Dyke.
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Award:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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| Gregory Peck | ... |
Col. Steve Van Dyke
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| Broderick Crawford | ... |
Charles Leatherby
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| Anita Björk | ... |
'Hoffy' Hoffmeier
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| Rita Gam | ... |
Ricky Cates
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| Walter Abel | ... |
Maj. R.A. Foster, MD
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| Buddy Ebsen | ... |
Sgt. Eddie McColloch
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| Max Showalter | ... |
Frederick S. Hobart
(as Casey Adams)
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| Jill Esmond | ... |
Frau Schindler
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| Peter van Eyck | ... |
Sergei 'Petey' Petrochine
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| Marianne Koch | ... |
Kathy Gerhardt
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Ted Avery | ... |
Cpl. John J. Leatherby
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| Hugh McDermott | ... |
Maj. Burns
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Paul Carpenter | ... |
Eddie Whitby
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| John Horsley | ... |
Lt. Col. Stanways
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Lionel Murton | ... |
Norman Lakeland
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| Mel Allen | ... |
Self (World Series Game Radio Announcer) (uncredited) (voice)
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Peter Beauvais | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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Harold Benedict | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Tom Boyd | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Bert Brandt | ... |
Press Club Bartender (uncredited)
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Anton Färber | ... |
Herr Schindler (uncredited)
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Ruth García | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Erna Haffner | ... |
Nightclub Entertainer (uncredited)
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| Otto Reichow | ... |
Russian Ambulance Guard (uncredited)
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T. Schaank | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nunnally Johnson | ||
Written by
| Nunnally Johnson | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jed Harris | ... | (story) and |
| Tom Reed | ... | (story) (as Thomas Reed) |
| W.R. Burnett | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Nunnally Johnson | ... | producer |
| Gerd Oswald | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | (as Cyril Mockridge) |
Cinematography by
| Charles G. Clarke | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Dorothy Spencer | ||
Editorial Department
| Doris Finlay | ... | assistant film cutter (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Kuhnert | ... | (as Hanns Kuhnert) |
| Theo Zwierski | ||
Costume Design by
| Ursula Maes | ||
Makeup Department
| Fritz Seyfried | ... | makeup artist |
| Raimund Stangl | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Gerd Oswald | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lutz Hengst | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
| Hans Wunschel | ... | sound |
| Ralph Hickey | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Sam Woodward | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kenneth Danvers | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Walter Fitchman | ... | head grip (uncredited) |
| Karl Haselberger | ... | lighting engineer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bernard Mayers | ... | orchestrator |
| Lionel Newman | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Doreen Merriman | ... | continuity supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Leonard Doss | ... | technicolor color consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1962) (United States) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
- Pidax Film (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Pidax Film (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Pidax Film (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bausch & Lomb (CinemaScope lenses by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Post WWII yarn about a young GI abducted by the Soviets in West Berlin and hauled off to the East. His recovery gets complicated as Colonel Steve Van Dyke (Peck) tries to sort out the usefulness of informants, spies, bureaucrats, and the abductee's influential father (Crawford)! Written by Corey Hatch |
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| Taglines | CinemaScope Captures the Headline-Hot Story of Cold-War Berlin and One Tough, Rugged, Two-Fisted American Who Fought Blonde Bait and Hidden Fire in a One-Man War...To Bring a Kidnapped G.I. Back, Alive! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,250,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The fight between Gregory Peck and Broderick Crawford was filmed in one take. See more » |
| Goofs | When Van Dyke hands Hoffy the poisoned drink, he is grasping the top of the glass. The scene cuts to a different view, and Van Dyke is grasping the bottom of the glass. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Gregory Peck: An Actor's Craft (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Stars and Stripes Forever See more » |
| Crazy Credits | For the first time ever, the CinemaScope logo ("Twentieth Century-Fox presents A CinemaScope Production") is not shown until about five minutes into the film, after the opening sequence. See more » |
| Quotes |
Col. Steve Van Dyke:
[alone together in a hospital room]
Well? Frederick S. Hobart: I want to know what you're up to Steve. Col. Steve Van Dyke: Why? Frederick S. Hobart: I don't care what you think of that government over there, you can't make any kind of a crooked deal with it. Col. Steve Van Dyke: Who's dealin' with any government? Frederick S. Hobart: Aren't you? Col. Steve Van Dyke: Now look Freddy, we asked them over there about Corporal Leatherby, didn't we? Frederick S. Hobart: Yes. Col. Steve Van Dyke: So what did they say? Frederick S. Hobart: That they'd never heard of him, of course. Col. Steve Van Dyke: So alright, how could I be makin' a deal with a government that never heard of him? Frederick S. Hobart: You know very well that that's only their way of doing things. Col. Steve Van Dyke: Not in my book. If a big, friendly power like the Russians tells they never heard of Corporal Leatherby, that's good enough for me. Now will you run along n' let me get on with this job? Frederick S. Hobart: Then whom are you dealing with? Col. Steve Van Dyke: Now look Freddy, for Pete's sake, don't you think the Russians like a little private enterprise as well as anybody else? As far as I'm concerned, I'm dealin' with a small group of progressive businessmen over there - what I think you Americans call a mob. Now is there anything wrong with that? [a knock at the door disrupts their conversation] See more » |