The Night of the Hunter

1955
8.5
The Night of the Hunter
Poster The Night of the Hunter

Title: The Night of the Hunter

Original Title: The Night of the Hunter

Year: 1955

Info

  • Country: USA
  • Length: 93 Minutes (1 hour 33 min)
  • Budget: $795,000
  • Genre: Drama Thriller Crime
  • Studios: United Artists
  • Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)

Release Dates

  • United States: July 26 1955

Plot

A tall, handsome preacher his knuckles eerily tattooed with love and hate roams the countryside, spreading the gospel...and leaving a trail of murdered women in his wake. To Reverend Harry Powell, the work of the Lord has more to do with condemning souls than saving them,especially when his own interests are involved. Now his sights are set on $10,000and two little children are the only ones who know where it is.

Cast

Director:

Charles Laughton Charles Laughton

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Harry Powell

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

James Gleason

James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Ben Harper

Billy Chapin

Billy Chapin

John Harper

Soundtrack from 'The Night of the Hunter'

Bringing in the Sheaves

Compuesta por

Knowles Shaw 1874

Interpretada por

Music George A. Minor 1880 Sung all at a picnic

Hing, Hang, Hung

Compuesta por

Davis Grubb

Interpretada por

Music Walter Schumann Sung schoolyard children Reprised a cappella Sally Jane Bruce

Once Upon a Time There Was a Pretty Fly

Compuesta por

Davis Grubb

Interpretada por

Music Walter Schumann Originally sung Sally Jane Bruce but later dubbed

The Lullabye

Compuesta por

Davis Grubb

Interpretada por

Music Walter Schumann Sung Kitty White

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