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The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Crime • NR • 1955 • 1 hr 33 min
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8.1
IMDb
8.0

In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Staring

Billy Chapin, Robert Mitchum, Sally Jane Bruce, Lillian Gish, Shelley Winters

Directed By

Charles Laughton

Written By

James Agee, Charles Laughton

Attributes

DarkWatch By Myself

Genre

CrimeDramaThriller

Release Date

September 29, 1955

User Reviews

Connor
Connor
Gorgeous film, extremely well made movie with some haunting visuals. Would have loved to see more from this creative team
Emil Engen
Emil Engen
Robert mitchum is amazing! He is perfect and terrifying as the villain. Also, the noir cinematography is stunning.
Sam Willwerth
Sam Willwerth
definitely an interesting one, not sure how much it resonated with me personally but still unique.
Chris Simmons
Chris Simmons
Robert Mitchum’s performance is just as unnerving as I am sure it was in 1955. The film was beautifully shot and has aged like a fine wine.
Danielle
Danielle
Brilliant and extremely well done for its time. Go watch it right now
Paul Crosby
Paul Crosby
What makes this film is its villain. I wouldn’t want this hunter hunting me. Very atmospheric, eerie, and ahead of its time.
Thomas
Thomas
One of those films I go back and watch purely for the visual beauty, but then as the cherry on top it’s got great story, acting, design, etc
Chris
Chris
Stunning crime thriller movie with amazing cinematography just beautiful for its time. Mitchum is incredible, must see movie
Zack P
Zack P
The lighting and sets in this wowoweewow
Dick Nixon
Dick Nixon
Cinema's immaculately composed answer to the Grimm fairy tale, with all the whimsy and perversion that entails.

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Ratings
127 (4%)
285 (8%)
1,266 (36%)
1,837 (52%)
8.1 – Based on 3.5k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Charles Laughton
Charles
Laughton
Billy Chapin
Billy
Chapin
Robert Mitchum
Robert
Mitchum
Sally Jane Bruce
Sally Jane Bruce
Lillian Gish
Lillian
Gish
Shelley Winters
Shelley
Winters
James Gleason
James
Gleason
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn
Varden
Peter Graves
Peter
Graves
Don Beddoe
Don
Beddoe
Gloria Castillo
Gloria
Castillo
James Agee
James
Agee
Charles Laughton
Charles
Laughton

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