The Night of the Hunter
9.0 Score
Budget$0.8M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
1955 1h 33m Approved Thriller Crime Drama

The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

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 Producer Paul Gregory

Top Cast

Robert Mitchum Preacher Harry Powell Shelley Winters Willa Harper Lillian Gish Rachel Cooper Billy Chapin John Harper Sally Jane Bruce Pearl Harper James Gleason Uncle Birdie Steptoe Evelyn Varden Icey Spoon

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