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The Night of the Hunter

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.

CrimeDramaThriller

Release: 1955-07-26Runtime: 93 minRating: 7.859 (1800)

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

Crew

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Screenplay

Stanley Cortez

Stanley Cortez

Director of Photography

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Director

Davis Grubb

Novel

James Agee

James Agee

Screenplay

Walter Schumann

Original Music Composer

Paul Gregory

Producer

Robert Golden

Editor

Hilyard M. Brown

Art Direction

Kay Shea

Hairstylist

Clips & Videos

Robert Mitchum On THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Robert Mitchum On THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

The Night of the Hunter (1955) Original Trailer [HD]

The Night of the Hunter (1955) Original Trailer [HD]

William Friedkin, Robert Englund and Spike Lee on THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

William Friedkin, Robert Englund and Spike Lee on THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Guillermo del Toro Presents THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Guillermo del Toro Presents THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Three Reasons: The Night of the Hunter

Three Reasons: The Night of the Hunter