The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955-07-2793mCrime, Drama, Thriller
7.91659
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Overview

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

DirectorCharles Laughton

ProducersPaul Gregory

ScreenplayCharles Laughton, James Agee

Top Casts

Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell

Billy Chapin

John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

Peter Graves

Ben Harper

James Griffith

District Attorney

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Details

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesPaul Gregory Productions

Budget795000

TaglineIt’s a hard world for little things.

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