The Night of the Hunter
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The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American thriller film, directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, renowned for its expressionistic style and haunting portrayal of a murderous preacher.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Night of the Hunter canonical | 8 |
| The Night of the Hunter (1955 film) | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | novel adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Night of the Hunter (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Davis Grubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stanley Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered |
classic of American cinema
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influential film noir ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorialDebutOf | Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Harry Powell
NERFINISHED
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John Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Willa Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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film noir ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| initialReception | mixed reviews ⓘ |
| laterReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| musicBy | Walter Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement | LOVE and HATE tattoos on preacher's knuckles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionistic visual style
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haunting atmosphere ⓘ use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| notableScene | river journey of the children ⓘ |
| onlyFeatureFilmDirectedBy | Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | murderous preacher ⓘ |
| producedBy | Paul Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paul Gregory Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-07-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Agee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Lillian Gish
NERFINISHED
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Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Night of the Hunter (1955 film)
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The Night of the Hunter (1955 film)