Crime · Drama · Thriller

The Night of the Hunter

Directed byCharles Laughton

1955 · 1h 33m · Kijkwijzer 12

Synopsis

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Cast & crew

Cast

  • Robert MitchumPreacher Harry Powell
  • Shelley WintersWilla Harper
  • Lillian GishRachel Cooper
  • Billy ChapinJohn Harper
  • Sally Jane BrucePearl Harper
  • James GleasonUncle Birdie Steptoe
  • Evelyn VardenIcey Spoon
  • Don BeddoeWalt Spoon
  • Peter GravesBen Harper
  • James GriffithDistrict Attorney
  • Gloria CastilloRuby
  • Gloria PallBurlesque Dancer

Crew

  • Charles LaughtonDirector, Writer
  • James AgeeWriter