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Night of the Hunter | BFI 75

Night of the Hunter

In this eerie meditation on good and evil, a schizophrenic preacher relentlessly hunts two small children across the Depression-era Bible Belt to get at their dead father's stolen fortune. In Robert Mitchum's career-defining role as Reverend Harry Powell, he wears unforgettable tattoos of two four-letter words on his fingers: LOVE and HATE. Skillfully directed by Charles Laughton, the haunting thriller is the actor's only credited directorial effort.

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Trudie Styler
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As powerful, dark, moody and disturbing today as when it was made 50 years ago. A film that defies categorisation, and one that will hopefully inspire future artists to continue to take cinema in new and exciting directions.

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DirectorCharles Laughton
CastRobert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason
CountryUSA
Year1955

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