Classic, black and white noir starring Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear) as serial-killer clergyman Harry Powell, who marries his cellmate's unsuspecting...
Classic, black and white noir starring Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear) as serial-killer clergyman Harry Powell, who marries his cellmate's unsuspecting widow to find a hidden fortune. The novel on which the story is based took inspiration from the true story of Harry Powers, hanged in 1932 for the murder of two widows and three children. From the director of Spartacus.
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93 %85 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
90 %24,953 reviewsAudience score rating
"The completed product, bewitching at times, loses sustained drive via too many offbeat touches that have a misty effect."
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Variety
Variety"There's the absolute authority of Mitchum's performance -- easy, charming, infinitely sinister."
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Time Out
Time Out"All this has been crisply compacted into clear screen drama by the late James Agee and it is put forth under the direction of Mr. Laughton in stark, rigid visual terms."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"One of the most frightening of movies."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"A monochrome masterpiece, pure cinematic alchemy and just about every other superlative that spells genius."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Night of the Hunter | Details
- Runtime
- 93
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
