1. The Night of the Hunter | Rotten Tomatoes
The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American film noir thriller directed by Charles Laughton Not bad, but not my favourite either Meh, it passed the time.
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 condemned murderer Ben Harper (Peter Graves), who confesses to hiding $10,000 in stolen loot. Released from jail, Powell is obsessed with finding the money, and he tracks down Harper's widow, Willa (Shelley Winters), and her two children, John (Billy Chapin) and Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce).
2. The Night of the Hunter - AFI Catalog - American Film Institute
One evening, Preacher is apprehended by the police for stealing a car and is sentenced to thirty days at Moundsville Penitentiary. Soon after, in nearby ...
During the Depression of the 1930s, Preacher Harry Powell, a murderous, self-proclaimed “man of the cloth,” travels throughout rural West Virginia believing that he is doing the Lord’s work by killing rich widows. One evening, Preacher is apprehended by the police for stealing a car and is sentenced to thirty days at Moundsville Penitentiary. Soon after, in nearby Cresap’s Landing, Ben Harper robs a bank and kills two employees. Ben races home, where his son John and young daughter Pearl are playing with her doll, Miss Jenny. Ben, who is wounded, looks for a place to stash the stolen $10,000, and after hiding it, makes John and Pearl swear never to reveal where the money is. John then watches with horror as several policemen drag Ben away. Ben winds up in a cell with Preacher, who harangues him to reveal the money’s location. Ben scornfully dismisses Preacher, who nonethless thanks the Lord for leading him to a “widow in the making.” After Ben is hanged, John watches over Pearl
3. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER - Film Forum
Approx. 92 min. 35mm. ... Laughton's sole directorial effort is a hypnotic tribute to the visuals of D.W. Griffith, with memorable images including a startling A- ...
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER — Part of 50 FROM THE 50s, Friday, October 13 – Thursday, November 9 at Film Forum
4. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
Based on the book The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb (New York, 1953). Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 33m. Sound. Mono (Western Electric Sound System). Color.
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw's widow in search of the man's hidden loot.
5. The Night of the Hunter - Vidiots
Director: Charles Laughton ; Run Time: 93 min. ; Format: DCP ; Release Year: 1955.
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6. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER - Film Forum
“Haunting and highly personal... clearly the work of a master.” – New York Times. Approx. 93 min. DCP restoration. Reviews.
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Date: Sunday, February 15 Showtimes: 1:20, 3:15, 5:10, 7:05, 9:00 (1955, Charles Laughton) “Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms,” sing both shotgun-toting child protector Lillian Gish and lurking psycho preacher Robert Mitchum, sporting a pocket switchblade and fingers tattooed “Love” and “Hate.” Fairy tale and nightmare combine in Laughton’s sole directorial effort, written by legendary critic and screenwriter James Agee. “Haunting and highly personal... clearly the work of a master.” - New York Times. Approx. 93 min. DCP restoration.
7. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - BFI
The Night of the Hunter (1955) ... Actor Charles Laughton's only film as director, starring Robert Mitchum as an implacable child-hunting preacher, still leaves ...
Actor Charles Laughton’s only film as director, starring Robert Mitchum as an implacable child-hunting preacher, still leaves an indelible mark.
8. The Night of the Hunter | Music Box Theatre
Production Year 1955 ; Country of Origin USA ; Language English ; Run Time 92 mins ; Genres Drama, Horror ...
The Night of the Hunter—incredibly, the only film the great actor Charles Laughton ever directed—is truly a stand-alone masterwork. 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. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic American classic—also featuring the contributions of actress Lillian Gish and writer James Agee—is cinema’s most eccentric rendering of the battle between good and evil.
