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It’s a hard world for little things. - The Night of the Hunter
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Title: The Night of the Hunter

Release Date: 26 Aug 1955

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Paul Gregory Productions, United Artists

Production Companies: Paul Gregory Productions, United Artists

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.87 (1632 votes)

Cast

  • Preacher Harry Powell: Robert Mitchum
  • John Harper: Billy Chapin
  • Pearl Harper: Sally Jane Bruce
  • Willa Harper: Shelley Winters
  • Rachel Cooper: Lillian Gish
  • Uncle Birdie Steptoe: James Gleason
  • Icey Spoon: Evelyn Varden
  • Walt Spoon: Don Beddoe
  • Ben Harper: Peter Graves
  • District Attorney: James Griffith
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