Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973 film)

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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Genre	Horror
Written by	Nigel McKeand
Directed by	John Newland
Starring	Kim Darby Jim Hutton
Music by	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Lee Rich
Producer	Allen S. Epstein
Production locations	Piru Mansion - 829 & 837 Park Road, Piru, California
Cinematography	Andrew Jackson
Editors	Gene Fowler Jr. Michael McCrosker
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 10, 1973 (1973-10-10)
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is an American made-for-television horror film directed by John Newland and starring Kim Darby and Jim Hutton. It was released by Lorimar Productions and was first telecast on ABC on Wednesday October 10, 1973, as the ABC Movie of the Week. It has since been shown many times in syndication and was distributed on home video and now on DVD. It is known as Nightmare in certain countries in Europe. A theatrical remake of the same name was released on August 26, 2011.