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The Night of the Hunter
1955Age guide: 12+
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
★ 7.9/10 · 1,920 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Robert MitchumPreacher Harry Powell
Shelley WintersWilla Harper
Lillian GishRachel Cooper
Billy ChapinJohn Harper
Sally Jane BrucePearl Harper
James GleasonUncle Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn VardenIcey Spoon
Don BeddoeWalt Spoon
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
daniel white: The only film directed by the great English actor Charles Laughton, "The Night of the Hunter" is a brilliant allegory about the battle… Read full review
John Chard: Laughton crafts a nightmarish fairytale that stands up now as a true masterpiece. A religious maniac marries an idiotic widow and mother of… Read full review