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The Longest Night
“The true and terrifying story of The Longest Night. She was kidnapped and buried alive for four agonizing days. The headlines reported it. Now you'll be chilled by it.”
73%
Movie
1h 14m
AI Analysis
The Longest Night (1972) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Longest Night (1972) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of th… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~74 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Longest Night 73% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Longest Night is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
73%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of the Week on September 12, 1972. The story is based on the 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Mackle by Gary Krist.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1972-09-12
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 219393
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What is The Longest Night about?
The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventila... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Longest Night?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Longest Night?
The official runtime for The Longest Night is approximately 74 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

David Janssen
Alan Chambers

James Farentino
John Danbury

Phyllis Thaxter
Norma Chambers

Skye Aubrey
Ellen Gunther

Mike Farrell
Wills
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Sallie Shockley
Karen Chambers

Joel Fabiani
Barris

Richard Anderson
Harvey Eaton

Charles McGraw
Father Chase

John Kerr
Agent Jones

Robert Cornthwaite
Frank Cavanaugh

Ross Elliott
Dr. Steven Clay

Jason Bernard
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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