The Night Of The Hunter
93 minutes,
USA (1955), PG
Robert Mitchum stars in this deeply creepy and maddeningly tense 50s thriller as a maniacal preacher who stalks a couple of children as he searches for hidden loot. Strangely fantastical fare directed by actor Charles Laughton
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The Night Of The Hunter: Described by Laughton as a "nightmarish Mother Goose", this profoundly disturbing psychodrama marked both the beginning and the end of his career as a director. Driven by a performance by Mitchum that goes a long way to defining on-screen evil, both tone and tale are absolutely compelling throughout...
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