CrimeDramaThriller
Theatrical July 26, 1955
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter is a book-based movie adapted from "The night of the hunter" by Davis Grubb. This Crime/Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is July 26, 1955.
The Source Material
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Overview
The bestselling, National Book Award–finalist novel that inspired Charles Laughton’s expressionist horror classic starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters. Two young children, Pearl and John Harper, are being raised alone by their mother in Cresap’s Landin…
About The Movie
Description
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Details
- Title
- The Night of the Hunter
- Original Title
- The Night of the Hunter
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- US Theatrical
- July 26, 1955