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The Night of the Hunter (1955) · Cineora

The Night of the Hunter poster

A CHARLES LAUGHTON FILM

The Night of the Hunter

19551h 33mMovie

CrimeDramaThriller

IMDb7.9/ 10 · 110K votes

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.

Eerie
Suspenseful
Dark
The underworld
Faith
Survival

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, late nights, talking about after and a quick watch. Contains a child in peril and graphic violence.

DirectorCharles Laughton

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.9 / 10

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Shelley WintersWilla Harper

Lillian GishRachel Cooper

Billy ChapinJohn Harper

Sally Jane BrucePearl Harper

James GleasonUncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn VardenIcey Spoon

Don BeddoeWalt Spoon

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