Night Tide
“Temptress from the sea… loving… killing!”
A young sailor is enamored with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As their existences become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon.
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Cast
17 people
Dennis Hopper
Johnny Drake
Known for
Speed
Waterworld
Linda Lawson
Mora
Known for
Sometimes a Great Notion
Gavin Muir
Capt. Samuel Murdock
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Luana Anders
Ellen Sands
Known for
Easy Rider
Dementia 13
Marjorie Eaton
Madame Romanovitch
Known for
Mary Poppins
Monstrosity
Tom Dillon
Merry-Go-Round Operator
Known for
Woman on the Run
H.E. West
Lt. Henderson
Also in
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
The Best Man
Marjorie Cameron
Water Witch
Known for
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Chaino
Head Bongo Player
Also in
The Acid Eaters
Kirby Allan
Bongo player
No other roles listed
Barbette
Man Talking at Bar
Danny Best
Teen on Midway
No other roles listed
Curtis Harrington Director · David Raksin Composer Floyd Crosby Cinematographer
Budget $25K · United States release July 1, 1961 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$25,000
Production
The Filmgroup
Production
American International Pictures
Production
Phoenix Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · June 20, 1961
Premiere · Spoleto Film Festival
United States · July 1, 1961
Theatrical
United States
June 6, 1963 · Limited theatrical
Germany
September 1, 2021 · Digital
Italy
August 15, 1961 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Mexico
September 17, 1965 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 9, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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