The Night My Number Came Up (1955): Cast & Plot
The Night My Number Came Up is a 1955 fantasy thriller directed by Leslie Norman, starring Michael Redgrave as Air Marshal Hardie, Nigel Stock and Richard Davies. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Leslie Norman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Ealing Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Night My Number Came Up About?
The premise of The Night My Number Came Up without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
At a Hong Kong party, British Air Marshal Hardie learns from a pilot about a vivid dream in which his flight to Tokyo in a small Dakota plane ends in a crash on a Japanese beach. He scoffs, but as he departs the next day the weather, crew behavior and mishaps begin to mirror the nightmare, making the foretold disaster seem possible.
The Night My Number Came Up Themes & Keywords
· 30 tags- post war
- premonition
- airplane crash
- dream comes true
- based on article
- based on true story
- briton in asia
- airplane cockpit
- flight
- airliner
- trying to change the future
- happy ending
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- prophetic dream
- air marshal
- year 1946
- transport plane
- royal air force
- raf pilot
- raf officer
- niigata japan
- japanese island
- douglas c 47 skytrain
- crash landing
- british royal air force
- hong kong airport
- storm
- military officer
- fear of flying
- disaster
- ealing
The Night My Number Came Up Cast & Characters
Michael Redgrave leads the cast as Air Marshal Hardie, with Nigel Stock as The Pilot and Richard Davies as Wireless Operator. Directed by Leslie Norman; 20 actors are credited in all.
- Director Leslie Norman
- Michael Redgrave as Air Marshal Hardie
- Nigel Stock as The Pilot
- Richard Davies as Wireless Operator
- Victor Maddern as The Engineer
Also Starring in The Night My Number Came Up
· 16 more- David Orr The Co-Pilot
- Michael Hordern Lindsay
- Denholm Elliott Fl. Lt. McKenzie
- Alexander Knox Owen Robertson
- Alfie Bass The Soldier
- Ralph Truman Wainwright
- Sheila Sim Mary Campbell
- Bill Kerr Soldier
- George Rose Bennett
- Percy Herbert
- Ursula Jeans Mrs Robertson
- Robert Bruce
- Hugh Moxey
- Nicholas Stuart
- John Fabian
- Philip Vickers
More from Leslie Norman
More films directed by Leslie Norman: The Masqueraders, Spare the Rod, The Long and the Short and the Tall and Dunkirk.
The Night My Number Came Up Plot Summary
What happens in The Night My Number Came Up from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Air Marshal Hardie [Michael Redgrave] is hosted at a dinner party in Hong Kong when a naval commander recounts a striking dream: an air marshal and seven companions ride in a Douglas Dakota that crashes on a rocky shore. The tale unsettles Hardie, especially since he is scheduled to fly to Tokyo the next day, a plan that initially relies on a different aircraft. The mood shifts from speculation to eerie inevitability as the party’s conversation gnaws at him, foreshadowing a sequence that might blur the line between omen and reality.
Full summary
The whole story of The Night My Number Came Up, scene by scene
The Night My Number Came Up Trailers & Videos
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How Well Do You Know The Night My Number Came Up?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who plays Air Marshal Hardie, the officer shaken by the tale of a prophetic dream?
The Night My Number Came Up Also Known As
14 alternative titles, including “Το Όνειρο που Βγήκε Αληθινό” and “Pesadilla en el aire”.
- Also known as
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- Το Όνειρο που Βγήκε Αληθινό
- Pesadilla en el aire
- La nuit où mon destin s'est joué
- La scogliera della morte
- Luftens mareridt
- Sonhos do Destino
- Medo do Destino
- 13 matkustajaa
- Den 13.passasjer
- 13 i planet
- Sie waren 13
- 轮到我的那夜
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- 8인의 승객
- La nuit ou mon destin s'est joué
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The Night My Number Came Up FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Night My Number Came Up, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Night My Number Came Up?
The Night My Number Came Up runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was The Night My Number Came Up released?
The Night My Number Came Up was released on March 22, 1955.
Who directed The Night My Number Came Up?
The Night My Number Came Up was directed by Leslie Norman.
More films by Leslie Norman Who is in the cast of The Night My Number Came Up?
The Night My Number Came Up stars Michael Redgrave as Air Marshal Hardie, Nigel Stock as The Pilot and Richard Davies as Wireless Operator, among 20 credited actors.
Does The Night My Number Came Up have a post-credit scene?
No. The Night My Number Came Up has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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