The Night of the Hunter
“It’s a hard world for little things.”
1955·1h 33m·en
7.9
Overview
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Where to Watch (US)
Details
- Director
- Charles Laughton
- Written by
- Davis Grubb, James Agee, Charles Laughton
- Produced by
- Paul Gregory
- Composer
- Walter Schumann
Released July 26, 1955·United States·$795,000 budget
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
Don Beddoe
Walt Spoon
Peter Graves
Ben Harper
James Griffith
District Attorney
Gloria Castillo
Ruby
Gloria Pall
Burlesque Dancer
Paul Bryar
Bart
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Cheryl Callaway
Mary
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Alexander Campbell
Judge
Michael Chapin
Ruby's Boyfriend
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Links
Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — FOLK Pt 5: The Night of the Hunter (1955) & Onibaba (1964)
