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The Night of the Hunter

Year
1955
Director
Charles Laughton
Runtime
93 min
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Synopsis

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

Festival record

  • BER 16

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Cast

  • Robert MitchumPreacher Harry Powell
  • Shelley WintersWilla Harper
  • Lillian GishRachel Cooper
  • Billy ChapinJohn Harper
  • Sally Jane BrucePearl Harper
  • James GleasonUncle Birdie Steptoe
  • Evelyn VardenIcey Spoon
  • Don BeddoeWalt Spoon
  • Peter GravesBen Harper
  • James GriffithDistrict Attorney

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