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The Night of the Hunter

1955 · 93 min

Crime · Drama · Thriller

IMDb 8.0🍅 93%
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In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Crew

  • Director Charles Laughton
  • Screenplay Charles Laughton
  • Screenplay James Agee
  • Director of Photography Stanley Cortez

Cast

  • Robert Mitchum

    Robert Mitchum

    Preacher Harry Powell

  • Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Willa Harper

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    Rachel Cooper

  • Billy Chapin

    Billy Chapin

    John Harper

  • Sally Jane Bruce

    Sally Jane Bruce

    Pearl Harper

  • James Gleason

    James Gleason

    Uncle Birdie Steptoe

  • Evelyn Varden

    Evelyn Varden

    Icey Spoon

  • Don Beddoe

    Don Beddoe

    Walt Spoon

  • Peter Graves

    Peter Graves

    Ben Harper

  • James Griffith

    James Griffith

    District Attorney

  • Gloria Castillo

    Gloria Castillo

    Ruby

  • Gloria Pall

    Gloria Pall

    Burlesque Dancer

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