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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL...THE SUSPENSE!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Charles Laughton
Writer : James Agee, Charles Laughton

Synopsis

In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Actors

Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Harry Powell
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Willa Harper
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Rachel Cooper
James Gleason
James Gleason
Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden
Icey Spoon
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Ben Harper
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Walt Spoon
Billy Chapin
Billy Chapin
John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce
Sally Jane Bruce
Pearl Harper
Gloria Castillo
Gloria Castillo
Ruby
James Griffith
James Griffith
District Attorney (uncredited)
Gloria Pall
Gloria Pall
Burlesque Dancer (uncredited)

Crews

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Director
Davis Grubb
Davis Grubb
Novel
James Agee
James Agee
Screenplay
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Screenplay
Paul Gregory
Paul Gregory
Producer
Walter Schumann
Walter Schumann
Original Music Composer
Stanley Cortez
Stanley Cortez
Director of Photography
Robert Golden
Robert Golden
Editor
Hilyard M. Brown
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction
Kay Shea
Kay Shea
Hairstylist
Milton Carter
Milton Carter
Assistant Director
Ruby Rosenberg
Ruby Rosenberg
Production Manager
Alfred E. Spencer
Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration
Don L. Cash
Don L. Cash
Makeup Artist
Stanford Houghton
Stanford Houghton
Sound
Joe LaBella
Joe LaBella
Property Master
Jerry Bos
Jerry Bos
Wardrobe Designer
Evelyn Carruth
Evelyn Carruth
Wardrobe Assistant
Jack Rabin
Jack Rabin
Special Effects
Louis DeWitt
Louis DeWitt
Special Effects

Trailers and other movies

The Night of the Hunter (1955) Trailer - The Criterion Collection
Three Reasons: The Night of the Hunter
'Night of the Hunter' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
Joe Dante on THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
The Night of the Hunter (1955) Original Trailer with Robert Mitchum

Posters and backgrounds

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