The Night of the Hunter(1955)

7.9

93 min

CrimeDramaThriller

"It’s a hard world for little things."

Overview

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

Director: Charles Laughton

Official Trailer

Top Cast

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

Billy Chapin

Billy Chapin

John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper

James Gleason

James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Ben Harper

James Griffith

James Griffith

District Attorney

Gloria Castillo

Gloria Castillo

Ruby

Gloria Pall

Gloria Pall

Burlesque Dancer

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Bart

Cheryl Callaway

Mary

Alexander Campbell

Judge

Details

StatusReleased

Budget$795,000

Revenue-