Synopsis
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Key facts
Cast
Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Bill Gunn, Sam Waymon, Leonard Jackson, Candece Tarpley, Richard Harrow, John Hoffmeister
Original language
English
First release
April 20, 1973 (United States)
Home video distributors
Distinctive Movie Network (United States)
Setting
Nigeria
Crew
Screenplay
Bill Gunn
Producer
Allan Kelly, Chiz Schultz
Cinematography
James E. Hinton
Editing
Victor Kanefsky
Music
Sam Waymon
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- National Film Preservation Board 2024 generic
- Abertoir Horror Festival 2023 - Features
- Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2022
- Eerie Horror Fest 2021 generic - Feature; Special Screening
- Hallucinations Collectives 2019
- Locarno International Film Festival 2019 generic
- OffScreen Film Festival 2018 - VAMPIRES SUCK!
Titles
| VHS home video title | Black Out: The Moment of Terror | English |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Distinctive Movie Network | 1989, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | April 20, 1973 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1989 |
| Home video | France | April 6, 2021 |
Full credits
| Director | Bill Gunn |
| Cast | Duane Jones (Dr. Hess Green), Marlene Clark (Ganja Meda), Bill Gunn (George Meda), Sam Waymon (Rev. Luther Williams), Leonard Jackson (Archie), Candece Tarpley (Girl in Bar), Richard Harrow (Dinner Guest), John Hoffmeister (Jack Sargent), Betty Barney (Singer in Church), Mabel King (Queen of Myrthia), Betsy Thurman (Poetess), Enrico Fales (Dr. Green’s Son), Tommy Lane (Pimp), Tara Fields (Woman with Baby) |
| Screenplay | Bill Gunn |
| Producer | Allan Kelly, Chiz Schultz |
| Executive producer | Jack Jordan, Quentin Kelly |
| Cinematography | James E. Hinton |
| Editing | Victor Kanefsky |
| Music | Sam Waymon |
| Production design | Tom H. John |
| Sound | Ron Love |
Additional data: TMDB.
