The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 crime movie directed by Charles Laughton, with a running time of 1h 33m. It stars Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish.
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
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Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell
- Shelley Winters as Willa Harper
- Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper
- Billy Chapin as John Harper
- Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper
- James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
- Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon
- Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon
- Peter Graves as Ben Harper
- James Griffith as District Attorney
- Gloria Castillo as Ruby
- Gloria Pall as Burlesque Dancer
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