The Night of the Hunter

CrimeDramaThriller

1955 1h 33min

7.9

Synopsis

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

Synopsis

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

Main Casting

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

Trailers

Ratings

TMDB

7.9

IMDB

8.0

Rotten Tomatoes

9.3

Metacritic

9.7

Where to watch

Technical team

James Agee Screenplay

Production

United States of America

Paul Gregory Productions

$795,000