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Release Date:
24 November 1955 (Argentina)
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Tagline:
The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE! more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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(2 articles)
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Shelley Winters: 1920-2006
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Shelley Winters: 1920-2006
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Beautiful cinematography and an epic tale of the struggle between good and evil
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | 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) |
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92 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Finland:K-16 (1959) (cut) |
South Korea:15 (2003) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (video rating) |
Finland:(Banned) (1955) |
Norway:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 |
USA:Approved (certificate #17385) |
West Germany:12 |
UK:X (original rating)
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Later on in life, Robert Mitchum, who was usually indifferent to such matters, said that Charles Laughton was his favorite director and indicated that this was his favorite of the movies in which he had acted.
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Revealing mistakes: A wire is clearly visible on the owl before it catches the rabbit.
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Icey Spoon:
A husband's one piece of store goods you never know 'til you get it home and take the paper off.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Dream, Little One, Dream
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How did Harry get out of prison?A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The first time I saw this film was probably more than ten years ago on a late Monday night on the BBC. At such a time on such a day one never expects to be shown something decent. But 'Night of the hunter' proved to be one of the best films I have ever seen. The cinematography is breathtaking, especially the river journey of the two children who are fleeing for the evil and demented preacher who killed their mother. Never have I seen nature being portrayed in such a mysterious and dangerous way. The sharp contrasts of light, the dark church in the distance which symbolises the dangerous preacher. The film made me think of the books of Flannery 'O Connor, especially the strange and mysterious southern tale Wise Blood.