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    The Night of the Hunter

    1955 · Thriller · 1h 32m

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  1. Watchlist. The Rev. Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) is a religious fanatic and serial killer who targets women who use their sexuality to attract men. Serving time in prison for car theft, he meets...

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  2. On a diabolical mission to eradicate sin, the misogynistic serial-killer preacher with the sharp switch-blade, Reverend Harry Powell, discovers the secret of the condemned bank robber, Ben Harper.

  3. A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, it stars a sublimely sinister Robert Mitchum as a traveling preacher named Harry Powell (he of the tattooed knuckles), whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow, played by Shelley Winters, are uncovered by her terrified young children.

  4. 1h 33m1955. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A bogus preacher marries an outlaw's widow in search of the man's hidden loot. Cast & Crew. Read More. Charles Laughton. Director. Robert Mitchum. Preacher Harry Powell. Shelley Winters. Willa Harper. Lillian Gish.

  5. The Night of the Hunter is a 1953 thriller novel by American author Davis Grubb. The book was a national bestseller and a finalist for the 1955 National Book Award . Story line and development [ edit] Murderous ex-convict Harry Powell misrepresents himself as a prison chaplain upon his release from prison.

  6. Overview. In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money. Charles Laughton. Director, Screenplay. Davis Grubb. Novel. James Agee. Screenplay. Reviews. Written by John Chard on September 18, 2019.

  7. 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.

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