Movie
The Night of the Hunter
Overview
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-07-26
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paul Gregory Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell
- Shelley Winters as Willa Harper
- Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper
- Billy Chapin as John Harper
- Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper
- James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
- Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon
- Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon
- Peter Graves as Ben Harper
- James Griffith as District Attorney
- Gloria Castillo as Ruby
- Gloria Pall as Burlesque Dancer
Crew
- Charles Laughton - Director
- Charles Laughton - Screenplay
- James Agee - Screenplay
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