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The Night of the Hunter

It’s a hard world for little things.

1955 · 1h 33m

Directed by Charles Laughton

7.9

TMDB audience score
1,936 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

Where to watch

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Free with ads

  • YouTube Free
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  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home
  • Spectrum On Demand

Buy

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Cast

  • Robert Mitchum
    Preacher Harry Powell

  • Shelley Winters
    Willa Harper

  • Lillian Gish
    Rachel Cooper

  • Billy Chapin
    John Harper

  • Sally Jane Bruce
    Pearl Harper

  • James Gleason
    Uncle Birdie Steptoe

  • Evelyn Varden
    Icey Spoon

  • Don Beddoe
    Walt Spoon

  • Peter Graves
    Ben Harper

  • James Griffith
    District Attorney

  • Gloria Castillo
    Ruby

  • Gloria Pall
    Burlesque Dancer

  • Paul Bryar
    Bart (uncredited)

  • Cheryl Callaway
    Mary

  • Alexander Campbell
    Judge

  • Michael Chapin
    Ruby's Boyfriend

  • Roy Engel
    Sheriff

  • Kay Lavelle
    Miz Cunningham