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        The Night of the Hunter
        7.8
        (1,643 votes)

        The Night of the Hunter

        1955
        Crime
        Drama
        Thriller
        1 hr 33 min

        Overview

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

        Creators

        Novel
        Davis Grubb
        Screenplay
        Charles Laughton
        Screenplay
        James Agee
        The Night of the Hunter

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Robert Mitchum
        Robert Mitchum
        Preacher Harry Powell
        Billy Chapin
        Billy Chapin
        John Harper
        Sally Jane Bruce
        Sally Jane Bruce
        Pearl Harper
        Shelley Winters
        Shelley Winters
        Willa Harper
        Lillian Gish
        Lillian Gish
        Rachel Cooper
        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
        Gloria Castillo
        Gloria Castillo
        Ruby
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (26/08/1955)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $795,000
        Country
        Production companies
        ⛓️Prison
        💰Robbery
        📖Based on novel / book
        🪓Psychopath
        🧎‍♀️Widow
        🚤Boat
        Fanatic
        Count
        💵Money
        Film noir
        🔪Murder
        🕊️Religion
        👜Theft
        Preacher
        Gothic
        Doll
        Hymn
        Children on the run
        ⛓️Ex-con
        Expressionism
        Stashed cash
        Southern gothic
        Secret
        Bluebeard
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