The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Name: The Night of the Hunter
Director: Charles Laughton
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1955
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7.851
Cast: Billy Chapin, Don Beddoe, Evelyn Varden, James Gleason, James Griffith

Crime Drama Thriller

7.9 (1,923 votes)

1h 33m

Overview

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

Details

Director: Charles Laughton
Writer: James Agee
Original Language: English
Budget: $795,000

Cast

Billy Chapin Don Beddoe Evelyn Varden James Gleason James Griffith Lillian Gish Peter Graves Robert Mitchum Sally Jane Bruce Shelley Winters

Keywords

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