The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

7.993 min
CrimeDramaThriller

Overview

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

Movie Info

Release Date: 7/26/1955

Runtime: 93 min

Director: Charles Laughton

Writers: Charles Laughton, James Agee

Top 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

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