The Night of the Hunter

Jul 27, 1955

1h 33m

★ 7.9

It’s a hard world for little things.

Overview

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Paul Gregory Productions

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Cast

Preacher Harry Powell

Robert Mitchum

John Harper

Billy Chapin

Pearl Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Willa Harper

Shelley Winters

Rachel Cooper

Lillian Gish

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

James Gleason

Icey Spoon

Evelyn Varden

Walt Spoon

Don Beddoe

Ben Harper

Peter Graves

District Attorney

James Griffith

Ruby

Gloria Castillo

Burlesque Dancer

Gloria Pall

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