The Night of the Hunter
Two orphaned siblings must outwit a charismatic, murderous preacher who stalks them across Depression‑era West Virginia to seize the hidden $10,000 their father left behind, risking their lives to stay alive and protect the fortune.
“It’s a hard world for little things.”
Synopsis
In the context of the Great Depression in West Virginia, a preacher who commits serial murders pursues two young children who are aware of the location of a hidden sum of money.
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Principal cast & crew: 27
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Edited by Robert GoldenShot by Stanley CortezScored by Walter Schumann
Box Office
1955 · Box office
Produced on a $795K budget
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$795K
Also known as
- Die Nacht des Jägersde
- La noche del cazadores
- La Nuit du chasseurfr
- La morte corre sul fiumeit
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Cast & Crew
27 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert Mitchum
as Harry Powell
Shelley Winters
as Willa Harper
Lillian Gish
as Rachel Cooper
James Gleason
as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden
as Icey Spoon
Peter Graves
as Ben Harper
Don Beddoe
as Walt Spoon
Billy Chapin
as John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce
as Pearl Harper
Gloria Castillo
as Ruby
James Griffith
as District Attorney
Gloria Pall
as Burlesque Dancer
Supporting cast
8Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
3Parents Guide
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