Excellent film, its use of strong shadows combined with its black and white aesthetic creates a film that looks visually beautifull.
Some jaw dropping shots in this one.The movie is brilliant in laying a sympathetic ground for its two characters which are two children who lost their dad.
Add an evil priest who becomes a parasite in their family and you have gold.My only complaint is that the last 10 min add some unnecessary characters.
The Night of the Hunter
It’s a hard world for little things.
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
7/27/1955Runtime
93 minsOverview
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$795,000Revenue
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A fever-dream pursuit through Depression-era darkness where innocence is hunted by malevolence disguised as piety. Visually expressionistic and deeply unnerving, it treats childhood vulnerability with unflinching realism.
Mood
Dread-soakedUnsettlingBleakParanoid
Themes
SurvivalCorruptionFaith
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Black and whiteFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceChild endangerment
Robert Mitchum
Preacher Harry Powell
Billy Chapin
John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce
Pearl Harper
Shelley Winters
Willa Harper
Lillian Gish
Rachel Cooper
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
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