Featuring Robert Mitchum's formidable performance as a child-hunting preacher, The Night of the Hunter is a disturbing look at good and evil.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Charles Laughton -
Producer -
Paul Gregory -
Screenwriter -
James Agee , Charles Laughton -
Distributor -
United Artists -
Production Co -
United Artists , Paul Gregory Productions -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 29, 1955, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 16, 2011 -
Runtime -
1h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm