The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Charles Laughton

Written By:
Davis Grubb
James Agee

Actors:
Robert Mitchum ..... Harry Powell
Shelley Winters ..... Willa Harper
Lillian Gish ..... Rachel Cooper
James Gleason ..... Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden ..... Icey Spoon
Peter Graves ..... Ben Harper
Don Beddoe ..... Walt Spoon
Billy Chapin ..... John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce ..... Pearl Harper
Gloria Castillo ..... Ruby (as Gloria Castilo)
George Wallace

Synopsis:

Harry Powell marries and murders widows for their money, believing he is helping God do away with women who arouse men's carnal instincts. Arrested for auto theft, he shares a cell with condemned killer Ben Harper and tries to get him to reveal the whereabouts of the $10,000 he stole. Only Ben's nine-year-old son, John and four-year-old daughter, Pearl know the money is in Pearl's doll and they have sworn to their father to keep this secret. After Ben is executed, Preacher goes to Cresap's Landing to court Ben's widow, Willa. He overwhelms her with his Scripture quoting, sermons and hymns, and she agrees to marry him. On their wedding night he tells her they will never have sex because it is sinful. When the depressed, confused, guilty woman catches him trying to force Pearl to reveal the whereabouts of the money, she is resigned to her fate but the children manage to escape downriver, with Preacher following close behind.

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Story of madman who murders his wife to find hidden loot.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 October, 2008.

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