The Night of the Hunter overview
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Synopsis:
Adapted by James Agee from a novel by Davis Grubb, The Night of the Hunter represented legendary actor Charles Laughton's only film directing effort. Combining stark realism with Germanic expressionism, the movie is a brilliant good-and-evil parable, with "good" represented by a couple of farm kids and a pious old lady, and "evil" literally in the hands of a posturing psychopath. Imprisoned with thief Ben Harper (Peter Graves), phony preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) learns that Ben has hidden a huge sum of money somewhere near his home.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Charles Laughton
- Studio: United Artists
- Year: 1955
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Thriller
- Filmed in: B&W
