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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Overview

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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Charles Laughton profile
Charles Laughton

Director

James Agee profile
James Agee

Screenplay

Cast

Robert Mitchum profile
Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell

Billy Chapin profile
Billy Chapin

John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce profile
Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper

Shelley Winters profile
Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish profile
Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

James Gleason profile
James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden profile
Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe profile
Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

Peter Graves profile
Peter Graves

Ben Harper

James Griffith profile
James Griffith

District Attorney

Gloria Castillo profile
Gloria Castillo

Ruby

Gloria Pall profile
Gloria Pall

Burlesque Dancer

Robert Mitchum profile
Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell

Billy Chapin profile
Billy Chapin

John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce profile
Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper

Shelley Winters profile
Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish profile
Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

James Gleason profile
James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden profile
Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe profile
Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

Peter Graves profile
Peter Graves

Ben Harper

James Griffith profile
James Griffith

District Attorney

Gloria Castillo profile
Gloria Castillo

Ruby

Gloria Pall profile
Gloria Pall

Burlesque Dancer

Extra

Release Date

July 27, 1955

Original Language

English

Budget

$795,000.00

Production Company

Paul Gregory Productions logo

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