Rev. Harry Powell
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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.
A classic film-noir about a con man and murderer disguised as a preacher who tries to find a hidden $10,000 from a widow and her children. 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
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.
May 8, 2020 · The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American thriller film with many film nolr undertones, 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 title by Davis Grubb.
- 93 min
- 36.5K
- Felicity Dungworth
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
The Night of the Hunter creates its own cosmos, with an absent father, a protective mother figure and a horrid devil. In the film's most inspired sequence the children flee from Powell in a small boat and find a brief respite suspended between twinkling stars and the dark river.
A classic film noir about a serial-killer preacher who marries a widow and tries to find the money her husband hid from the police. The plot summary provides details of the characters, the setting, the conflict and the themes of the movie.
