Night Tide

1961

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Thriller

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 4644 4.6K

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Plot summary

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 Photo
Curtis Harrington

Top cast

Dennis Hopper Photo
Dennis Hopper as Johnny Drake
Luana Anders Photo
Luana Anders as Ellen Sands
Bruno VeSota Photo
Bruno VeSota as Man on the Stairs
Linda Lawson Photo
Linda Lawson as Mora
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696.46 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
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1.23 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mermatt

Myth and mystery

Though it is a small production, it is interesting in the way it deals with the myth and mystery of the sea and its lore. We are purposely given sketchy information about the carnival mermaid who may in fact be a siren luring the lonely sailor nearly to his doom.A very young Hopper plays the sailor, and Lawson is sufficiently enchanting to make us believe that she is more than just a girl wearing a fake fishtail. The film has a TWILIGHT ZONE quality to it, leaving the viewer wondering at the end.
Reviewed by shepardjessica-1 7 / 10

Early Hopper Mood Piece!

Fascinating study with great location and innocent performance by Dennis Hopper who looks about sixteen years old, but is actually in his late 20's. Linda Lawson is lovely and mysterious and it's always great to see Luanna Anders. I hope this film has some kind of cult following because it's so strange.A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Dennis Hopper. This is on DVD now and fairly easy to find. If you're a Hopper fan, this is a must-see. Great black and white cinematography and eery feel the entire film that is unexplainable. This should definitely have a higher rating by IMDb voters (in my opinion).
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