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Set in the early 1970's, this is one of the most and widely viewed motion pictures of all time. A Thief in the Night tells the story of Patty, a young woman ...
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Mar 22, 1973 · A Thief in the Night: Directed by Donald W. Thompson. With Patty Dunning, Mike Niday, Colleen Niday, Maryann Rachford. The story of Patty, a young woman living for the present with little concern for the future.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Donald W. Thompson
- 1973-03-22
Jul 5, 2023 · A Thief in the Night tells the story of Patty, a young woman caught up in living for the present with little concern for the future. She meets and marries a young man and her life seems great, until one morning she awakens to find her husband gone and the radio reporting that millions of people have mysteriously disappeared.
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- 'A Thief in The Night' Traumatized Generations of Christians
- What Is "Rapture Scare" and How Does It Tie Into 'A Thief in The Night'?
Beginning in media res, Patty Myers (Patty Dunning) awakes to a news report on the radio announcing that millions of people have vanished from the earth. Panicked, she runs to the bathroom, discovering her husband's still-running electric razor in the sink. He’s gone, too… The film backtracks to a sermon that Patty and her friends are attending. Th...
The Rapture is a belief shared mostly by evangelical and fundamentalist branches of Christianity. It's the belief that Jesus Christ will return a second time and will instantaneously remove Christians from the earth and take them back to Heaven with him. Further, they believe that when the Rapture happens, the world will enter into a period known a...
Although Patty identifies as Christian, her lukewarm devotion results in her being left behind. The film makes an obvious statement in that it believes that Christianity like Patty’s is not worthy of Heaven. Patty's husband Jim (Mike Niday), her friend Jenny (Colleen Niday), and Duane, all devout Christians, behave as if they're in a trance. Someth...
MIT film and media professor, Heather Hendershot, spoke about the film's effect on older generations in 2010: "Today, many teen evangelicals have not seen A Thief in the Night, but virtually every evangelical over 30 I've talked to is familiar with it, and most have seen it... I have found that A Thief in the Night is the only evangelical film that...
For many who have grown up in church, the Rapture has by far been one of the most traumatic elements of Christianity. The intensity of the belief can anguish people in a way that only those who've grown up believing in it can truly understand. “Rapture scare” or “Rapture anxiety” is a common phenomenon experienced by many people who have grown up b...
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A Thief in the Night. 1972 · 1 hr 9 min. TV-14. Drama · Thriller. A terrifying tale of the rapture follows a faithless young woman who wakes up one morning amidst the horrific, earth-shaking events of the end times. Subtitles: English. Starring: Patty Dunning. Directed by: Donald W. Thompson. A terrifying tale of the rapture follows a ...
- Donald W. Thompson
- January 1, 1972
- 69 min
Mar 13, 2016 · James Xavier. The story of Patty, a young woman caught up in living for the present with little concern for the future. She meets and marries a young man and her life seems great, until one moment she awakens to find her husband gone and the radio reporting millions of people have mysteriously disappeared. As dramatic, earth shaking events ...
- 69 min
- 9K
- James Xavier
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English. Budget. $68,000. A Thief in the Night is a 1973 American evangelical Christian horror film written by Jim Grant, and directed and produced by Donald W. Thompson. The film stars Patty Dunning, with Thom Rachford, Colleen Niday and Mike Niday in supporting roles. The first installment in the Thief in the Night series about the Rapture ...
