The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

  • Rated 7.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1955
  • 1h 33m
  • 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.

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Director
Charles Laughton
Starring
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin

Cast

  • Robert Mitchum

    Robert Mitchum

    Preacher Harry Powell

  • Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Willa Harper

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    Rachel Cooper

  • Billy Chapin

    Billy Chapin

    John Harper

  • Sally Jane Bruce

    Sally Jane Bruce

    Pearl Harper

  • 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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