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The Night My Number Came Up (1955)

The Night My Number Came Up (1955)

Drama Fantasy Thriller Mystery

12 Men and a Girl Re-Living a Dream That Fortold Disaster

Release Date: 1955, March 22
Directors: Leslie Norman
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions
Cast: Ralph Truman, Denholm Elliott, Alexander Knox, Nigel Stock, Alfie Bass, Michael Hordern, Bill Kerr, Victor Maddern, Richard Davies, Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, David Orr

Overview:

British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small Dakota propeller plane crashes on a Japanese beach. Hardie dismisses the dream as pure fantasy, but while he is flying to Tokyo the next day, circumstances start changing to align with the pilot's vivid vision, and it looks like the dream disaster may become a reality.

Keywords:

dreams based on true story disaster pilot premonition raf (royal air force) black and white storm hong kong airplane crash fear of flying post war emergency landing ealing