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  1. The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American film noir thriller directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. The screenplay by James Agee was based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubb.

  2. A classic film-noir about a con man preacher who marries a widow and tries to find the money her husband hid from the police. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.

    • (98K)
    • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
    • Charles Laughton
    • 1955-07-27
  3. Nov 24, 1996 · Charles Laughton's "The Night of the Hunter” (1955) is one of the greatest of all American films, but has never received the attention it deserves because of its lack of the proper trappings.

  4. 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 ...

    • (86)
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Charles Laughton
    • Mystery & Thriller
  5. A serial-killer preacher marries a widow and tries to find the $10,000 her children hid from their executed father. The children escape with the help of a kindly woman and a mysterious stranger.

  6. Oct 27, 2005 · A classic film noir directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum as a sinister preacher. Read Ebert's analysis of the expressionistic style, the iconic scenes and the timeless themes of this masterpiece.

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  8. Yet, The Night of the Hunter is anything but a failure and is chock full of riches: Robert Mitchum creates a chilling portrait of evil in one of his finest performances (and one of his personal favorites); the rock-steady presence of Lillian Gish is both a homage and a direct link to the films of D.W. Griffith, the film pioneer Laughton pays ...