The Night
1985, English. Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg.
An installation film that consists of a six-hour-long monologue performed by Edith Clever, who reads texts by Syberberg and many different authors, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist, Plato, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eduard Mörike, Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, and Chief Seattle.
- Runtime
- 6h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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- Released
- 8 May 1985
- Original title
- Die Nacht
- Country
- Germany
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The Night runs 367 minutes (6h 7m).
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The Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 May 1985. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Night?
The Night (1985) was directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg and stars Edith Clever.