THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish

MGM/UA; Directed by Charles Laughton

Black and White; Not Rated; 91 minutes; 1955

Charles Laughton’s only film as a director is considered a unique masterpiece of American cinema. A psychopathic preacher goes on the trail of hidden money, the secret of which is held by two children. A weird, manic fantasy in which evil confronts the power of innocence.

 

REVIEWS

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is one of the greatest of all American films."

- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"Stands among the greatest of American films."

- Edward Guthmann, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE