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- Release date: September 29, 1955
- Director: Charles Laughton
- Screenwriter: James Agee
- Based on the novel of the same name by Davis Grubb
- only film directed by Charles Laughton
- Producer: Paul Gregory
- Distributor: United Artists, MGM
- MPAA rating: Not Rated
- Run time: 93 minutes
- Inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry in 1991Yahoo! Movies: The Night of the Hunter Awards and Nominations
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The Night of the Hunter stars Robert Mitchum as a psychopathic preacher determined to get his hands on a fortune that has been left to two children.
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Plot Summary
Facing execution, Ben Harper (Peter graves) confides to his cell mate Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) that he has hidden a stolen fortune near his home in the midwestern United States. After being released from prison, Powell, posing as a traveling preacher, seeks out Ben's family and marries his widow. Soon, Harper's two children are all that stands between Powell and the money and he will stop at nothing to get it from them. -
Cast
- Robert Mitchum: Harry Powell
- Shelley Winters: Willa Harper
- Lillian Gish: Rachel Cooper
- James Gleason: Birdie Steptoe
- Evelyn Varden: Icey Spoon
- Peter Graves: Ben Harper
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how do i contact Body Hunters 2 AnswersBody Hunters is led by psychic detective Gale St. John You may email Gale directly gale@psychicgalestjohn.com read more -
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Why was Dog, from Dog the Bounty Hunter, have to be on house arrest? 1 AnswerIf you recall, Dog was facing extradition charges to Mexico for "illegal detention" after he went into Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and captured fugitive convicted ... read more
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@jaredleto alibi, night of the hunter, this is war, vox populi, kings and queens, 100 suns, stranger in a strange land, escape, the kill! :D
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What's the woman saying in French in the beginning of 30 Seconds To Mars' "Night Of The Hunter?"
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@jaredleto I think uou should close with 'this is war'. Maybe open with 'night of the hunter'.
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@HaylieEfrol te jurO! waa yo estaba re creida ke Night of the Hunter era el proximo video D: pero weno iwal amo todas las songs lol
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Deuzes, essa "Night Of The Hunter" é meio estranha..... Mas até q é legal, comofas??!!! O.O
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