The Night of the Hunter

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The Night of the Hunter

1955US93 minCharles Laughton

Gothic Atmospheric 50s Horror National Film Registry

“It’s a hard world for little things.”

SYNOPSIS

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

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Criterion Collection

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National Film Registry Inductees

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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

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The Night of the Hunter (1955) Original Trailer [HD]

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