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Nurse Martine enters a retirement home where no one is quite what they seem—and employees keep vanishing.

NIGHT OF DEATH!

You Are What They Eat!

1980 · 1h 34m · NR · Fantasy / Horror · IMDB TMDB

When she takes up her new post at an eerie convalescent home deep in the French countryside, nurse Martine soon discovers that several missing co-workers may have fallen prey to an unspeakable evil rumored to roam the hallways at night.

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What is Night of Death! about?

Night of Death! is a 1980 French fantasy-horror film directed by Raphaël Delpard about a nurse who discovers terrifying secrets while working at a secluded retirement home.

Programmer's Pick

If your ideal workplace is less 'employer of the month' and more 'suspiciously missing coworkers,' Night of Death! delivers the French countryside horror you never knew you needed. Between blood, keys, and piano keys, this is a retirement home where you definitely don’t want to spend your golden years.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

At Deadlock House, an isolated retirement home in the French countryside, something is unsettling from the start: employees are vanishing, the director obsessively plays the same eerie tune on the piano, and the residents insist on vegetarian meals amid strange behaviors. Martine, a new nurse and the film’s central figure, joins the staff just as rumors swirl about the fate of her missing predecessors. As Martine settles in, she becomes increasingly aware that the home’s elderly boarders are hiding a disturbing secret. With a mix of mounting dread, guarded hospitality, and bizarre rituals, Night of Death! crafts a slow-burning, atmospheric horror that lures viewers into its claustrophobic mystery.

Details & Specs

Director
Raphaël Delpard
Writers
Richard Joffo, Raphaël Delpard
Release
1980
Runtime
1h 34m
Country
France
Language
French
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Also Known As
Night of Death, Die Nacht des Todes, La nuit de la mort! (original title)

Cast & Crew

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Director: Raphaël Delpard Writers: Richard Joffo +1 more
IG Isabelle Goguey Martine Charlotte de Turckheim Charlotte de Turckheim Nicole MF Michel Flavius Flavien Betty Beckers Betty Beckers Hélène JL Jean Ludow Léon Jeannette Batti Jeannette Batti Marie-Madeleine MD Michel Debrane Jules Germaine Delbat Germaine Delbat Florentine GL Georges Lucas Pascal DM Denise Montréal Emilia Ernest Menzer Ernest Menzer Armand PH Pierre Helliet Le laitier MD Michel Duchezeau Serge Jean-Paul Lilienfeld Jean-Paul Lilienfeld Le voyou RJ Richard Joffo Man in the Car NL Nicole Landan Woman in the Car

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Why Cult

Creepy Retirement Home

The film turns a secluded French convalescent home into a hotbed of sinister secrets and Gothic dread.

Eerie Piano Motif

The house director’s repeated, unsettling piano playing ratchets up the unease and gives the home its chilling musical signature.

Cannibalism Shocker

Hints of cannibalism and lurid dinner scenes push the horror factor way beyond standard haunted-house fare.

Female Protagonist

Martine’s perspective as an unflappable nurse navigating mounting terror grounds the film’s escalating tension.

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Threat File

Trigger

Martine begins work at Deadlock House

Threat

Secretive, possibly cannibalistic residents

Effect

Staff members disappear mysteriously

Setting

Secluded French retirement home

Questions from the Vault

Who directed Night of Death!? +

Night of Death! was directed by Raphaël Delpard.

How long is Night of Death!? +

Night of Death! has a runtime of 94 minutes.

What genre is Night of Death!? +

Night of Death! is a fantasy-horror film.

Where can I watch Night of Death!? +

Night of Death! is available to stream on SassyFlix.

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