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Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962): Cast & Box Office

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Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a 1962 drama directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Jason Robards as Jamie Tyrone, Dean Stockwell and Katharine Hepburn. It runs 2 hours 50 minutes and earned $11 worldwide.

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Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962) movie poster
Released
Runtime
2h 50m (170 min)
Director
Sidney Lumet
Genre
Drama
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Long Day’s Journey Into Night About?

The premise of Long Day’s Journey Into Night without spoilers.

Pride, power, passion and pain converge in a stark portrait of a family on the brink. An Irish miser and patriarch presides over a home with his morphine‑addicted wife, a debauched older son and a gravely ill younger son. On a fog‑laden August day in 1912, their Connecticut vacation house becomes the claustrophobic stage for secrets, resentments and the swift unraveling of their domestic life.

Long Day’s Journey Into Night Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • 1910s
  • year 1912
  • actor
  • tuberculosis
  • mother son relationship
  • father son relationship
  • brother brother relationship
  • dysfunctional family
  • actor recreates his stage role
  • based on play by same name
  • reference to cannes film festival
  • irish catholic
+38 more
  • mental depression
  • oscar nomination
  • golden globe awards
  • chamber drama
  • tragedy drama
  • period drama
  • addiction
  • family life
  • sanitarium
  • alcohol abuse
  • cynicism
  • merchant seaman
  • tightwad
  • failed actor
  • shakespeare quotation
  • isolation
  • substance abuse
  • vow of abstinence
  • family secret
  • accusation
  • eavesdropping on a telephone call
  • foghorn
  • reputation
  • dope fiend
  • charles baudelaire quotation
  • casino card game
  • reference to edwin booth
  • fog
  • reference to a prostitute
  • drunkenness
  • anguish
  • reference to frankenstein
  • jealousy
  • duplicity
  • selfishness
  • fatalist
  • sailor
  • claustrophobia
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Cast & crew

Long Day’s Journey Into Night Cast & Characters

Jason Robards leads the cast as Jamie Tyrone, with Dean Stockwell as Edmund Tyrone and Katharine Hepburn as Mary Tyrone. Directed by Sidney Lumet; 5 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Long Day’s Journey Into Night

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From the director

More from Sidney Lumet

More films directed by Sidney Lumet, best-rated first: 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and Serpico.

Full filmography
Box office

Long Day’s Journey Into Night Box Office

Long Day’s Journey Into Night grossed $11 worldwide.

1962 box office

Worldwide gross

$11

International
$11
Videos

Long Day’s Journey Into Night Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Long Day’s Journey Into Night.

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night Also Known As

16 alternative titles, including “Longa Jornada Noite Adentro” and “Long voyage vers la nuit”.

Also known as
  • Longa Jornada Noite Adentro
  • Long voyage vers la nuit
  • Il lungo viaggio verso la notte
  • Larga jornada hacia la noche
  • מסע ארוך אל תוך הלילה
  • Дългият път на деня към нощта
  • Longa Viagem para a Noite
  • 밤으로의 긴 여로
  • Долгий день уходит в ночь
  • Hosszú út az éjszakába
  • 长夜漫漫路迢迢
  • U kresu dnia
+4 more
  • Cesta dlhým dňom do noci
  • Cesta dlouhého dne do noci
  • Pitkän päivän matka yöhön
  • Lång dags färd mot natt

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Long Day’s Journey Into Night FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Long Day’s Journey Into Night?

Long Day’s Journey Into Night runs 2 hours 50 minutes (170 minutes).

When was Long Day’s Journey Into Night released?

Long Day’s Journey Into Night was released on October 9, 1962.

Who directed Long Day’s Journey Into Night?

Long Day’s Journey Into Night was directed by Sidney Lumet.

More films by Sidney Lumet

Who is in the cast of Long Day’s Journey Into Night?

Long Day’s Journey Into Night stars Jason Robards as Jamie Tyrone, Dean Stockwell as Edmund Tyrone and Katharine Hepburn as Mary Tyrone, among 5 credited actors.

How much did Long Day’s Journey Into Night make at the box office?

Long Day’s Journey Into Night grossed $11 worldwide.

Does Long Day’s Journey Into Night have a post-credit scene?

No. Long Day’s Journey Into Night has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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