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Basic facts

Original title Near Dark
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1989-02-24

Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor

Cast

Adrian Pasdar Caleb
Jenny Wright Mae
Lance Henriksen Jesse
Bill Paxton Severen
Jenette Goldstein Diamondback
Tim Thomerson Loy
Joshua Miller Homer
Marcie Leeds Sarah
Kenny Call vicesheriffen
Ed Corbett biljettförsäljaren
Troy Evans civilklädd polis
Bill Cross sheriff Eakers
Roger Aaron Brown cajunsk lastbilschaufför
Thomas Wagner bartendern
Robert Winley bargästen
James LeGros tonårscowboyen
Jan King servitrisen
Danny Kopel mc-killen i baren
Billy Beck motellägaren
S.A. Griffin polisofficeren på motellet
Bob Terhune
William T. Lane
Gary Littlejohn
Paul Michael Lane
Eddie Mulder soldater
Don Pugsley lastbilschaufför 2
Neith Hunter
Theresa Randle damer i bil

Companies

Production Company The Near Dark Joint Venture
Feldman/Meeker Production
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Plånborg Film AB

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 128538
Date 1989-07-06
Classification Allowed from age 15


Censorship number 127852
Date 1988-09-09
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2575 meters
Censored length 2363 meters
Notes Akt IIa: man dricker blod kortas, b: man dricker blod kortas. Akt IIIa: massaker på bar utgår, b: blodiga lik och förstörelse utgår, c: blodig nerskjutning och brinnade kropp utgår, d: blodiga närbilder på sönderskjuten kropp utgår, AktIV: handknäckning utgår, Akt Va: kniv i mun på man utgår, b: man tar ut kniv ur sin mun utgår.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Ultra-Stereo
Colour type Colour
Colour system CFI Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2575 meter
Length in minutes 94 min
Reels 5 reels


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1989-02-24 Filmstaden Linköping Sweden 86 min
Release in Stockholm 1989-04-28 Rigoletto 6 Stockholm Sweden 86 min
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 1991-10-18
2008-11-02 Maskinistrapport: Bildformat: 1:1,66 (vidfilm). Ljudformat: Ultrastereo. Kopia Bild, fysisk kvalitet - God. Övrigt: Körde filmen i Dolby A, men ljudkvalitén blir taggig. Problematiskt med udda ljudformat som ultrastereo. Mono/SR lät ännu värre.
2008-11-08
2008-12-04
Cinematheque screening 2014-04-04 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2015-04-04
2015-10-25

Soundtrack listing

Original title Naughty, Naughty
By John Parr
Performed by John Parr


Original title Morse Code
By D. Woody
P. Simmons
Performed by Jools Holland


Original title Fever
By Eddie Cooley
John Davenport
Performed by The Cramps


Original title The Cowboy Rides Away
By Sonny Throckmorten
Casey Kelly
Performed by George Strait


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2562


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 4
Album No



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