The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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.

Date of release
1955-07-26
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (1921)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Charles Laughton

Casting

  • 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

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