Night Tide

Night Tide
Theatrical poster
Directed byCurtis Harrington
Written byCurtis Harrington
Produced byAram Katarian
Starring
CinematographyVilis Lapenieks
Edited byJodie Copelan
Music byDavid Raksin
Production
companies
Phoenix Films
Virgo Productions
Distributed byThe Filmgroup
American International Pictures
Release date
  • July 1961 (1961-07) (Spoleto Film Festival)[1]
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75,000[1]
Night Tide (1961) by Curtis Harrington

Night Tide is a 1961 American independent[2][3] fantasy film sometimes considered to be a horror film,[4][5] written and directed by Curtis Harrington and featuring Dennis Hopper in his first starring role.[6] It was filmed in 1960, premiered in 1961, but was held up from general release until 1963. The film's title was inspired by some lines from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee".[7] The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Raven.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Night Tide". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019.
  2. ^ NIGHT TIDE (1961) | Official Trailer | MUBI Curated by Hedi Slimane - MUBI on YouTube
  3. ^ Review: Curtis Harrington's Night Tide on Kino Lorber Blu-ray - Slant Magazine
  4. ^ Shelley 2009, p. 94.
  5. ^ Maxford 1996, p. 127.
  6. ^ NIGHT TIDE (Curtis Harrington, 1961) on Vimeo
  7. ^ Spencer Kansa. Wormwood Star: The Magickal Life of Marjorie Cameron. p. 164
  8. ^ "The Terror Trap: Retrospective in Terror: An Interview with Curtis Harrington: Part I".