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It’s a hard world for little things.

The Night of the Hunter

7.9 / 10 7.9 1955 1h 33m

CrimeDramaThriller

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

Directed by Charles Laughton

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CAST

The people behind the story

Robert Mitchum

Robert MitchumPreacher Harry Powell

Shelley Winters

Shelley WintersWilla Harper

Lillian Gish

Lillian GishRachel Cooper

Billy Chapin

Billy ChapinJohn Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Sally Jane BrucePearl Harper

James Gleason

James GleasonUncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn VardenIcey Spoon

Don Beddoe

Don BeddoeWalt Spoon