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The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

1955★ 7.9 · 1.9K1h 33mCrimeDramaThriller

Overview

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

Peter Graves
as Ben Harper

Shelley Winters
as Willa Harper

Robert Mitchum
as Preacher Harry Powell

James Griffith
as District Attorney

James Gleason
as Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Lillian Gish
as Rachel Cooper

Paul Bryar
as Bart (uncredited)

Don Beddoe
as Walt Spoon

Evelyn Varden
as Icey Spoon

Billy Chapin
as John Harper

Gloria Castillo
as Ruby

Rudy Germane
as Townsman (uncredited)

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7.9/ 10

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Release date: 1955-07-26

Budget: $795,000

Runtime: 1h 33m

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CrimeDramaThriller

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