Robert Mitchum
Rev. Harry Powell
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The Night of the Hunter. (film) The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American film noir thriller directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. The screenplay by James Agee was based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. The plot involves a serial killer (Mitchum) who poses as a preacher ...
A classic film noir about a con man preacher who marries a widow to find the money her husband hid from the police. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Charles Laughton
- 1955-07-27
Nov 24, 1996 · A classic American film by Charles Laughton, starring Robert Mitchum as a sinister preacher who hunts a hidden fortune and two children. Ebert praises the expressionistic style, the nightmarish scenes and the unforgettable villain of this chilling movie.
Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) They Won't Mind Me We now know that "Preacher" Harry (Robert Mitchum) has drowned their mother, but his step-children (Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce) only know she's vanished, as he pursues them in the basement, seeking their dead father's loot, in Charles Laughton's Night Of The Hunter, 1955.
- Charles Laughton, Milton Carter
- Robert Mitchum
Serving time in prison for car theft, he meets condemned murderer Ben Harper (Peter Graves), who confesses to hiding $10,000 in stolen loot. Released from jail, Powell is obsessed with finding the ...
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- Robert Mitchum
- Charles Laughton
- Mystery & Thriller
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Arrested for auto theft, he shares a cell with condemned killer Ben Harper and tries to get him to reveal the whereabouts of the $10,000 he stole. Only Ben's nine-year-old son, John and four-year-old daughter, Pearl know the money is in Pearl's doll and they have sworn to their father to keep this secret.
A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum as a sinister preacher. The Criterion Collection offers a two-disc special edition with new transfer, commentary, documentary, and more.
