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The Night of the Hunter

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The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

7.9

1h 33m

1955

“It’s a hard world for little things.”

Synopsis

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

Director

Charles Laughton

Trailer

CrimeDramaThriller

prisonrobberybased on novel or bookpsychopathwidowboatfanaticcountmoneyfilm noirmurderreligion

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Cast & Crew

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

as Preacher Harry Powell

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

as Willa Harper

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

as Rachel Cooper

Billy Chapin

Billy Chapin

as John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Sally Jane Bruce

as Pearl Harper

James Gleason

James Gleason

as Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

as Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

as Walt Spoon

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

as Ben Harper

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