The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

7.9 | 1955-08-26 | Crime Drama Thriller

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

Featured Crew

Robert Golden Editor
Paul Gregory Producer
Davis Grubb Novel
Charles Laughton Screenplay
Charles Laughton Director
Walter Schumann Original Music Composer
Stanley Cortez Director of Photography
James Agee Screenplay
Hilyard M. Brown Art Direction
Kay Shea Hairstylist

Cast

Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Preacher Harry Powell
Billy Chapin
Billy Chapin
John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce
Sally Jane Bruce
Pearl Harper
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Willa Harper
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Rachel Cooper
James Gleason
James Gleason
Uncle Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden
Icey Spoon
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Walt Spoon
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Ben Harper
James Griffith
James Griffith
District Attorney

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