DramaThriller
Theatrical October 28, 1947
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Alley is a book-based movie adapted from "Nightmare Alley" by William Lindsay Gresham. This Drama/Thriller film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is October 28, 1947.
The Source Material
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Overview
Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a carnival-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd’s gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and h…
About The Movie
Description
A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.
Details
- Title
- Nightmare Alley
- Original Title
- Nightmare Alley
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- US Theatrical
- October 28, 1947
- US Limited Theatrical
- October 9, 1947 · Rated NR
- US Limited Theatrical Note
- New York City, New York
- US Digital / TV
- December 19, 2025 · Rated NR
- US Digital / TV Note
- Apple TV store