The Night of the Hunter (1955)

93 min · Film Noir, Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir

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Directors

Charles Laughton

Cast

Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Gloria Castillo

The story

Harry Powell is a misogynistic serial killer and self-proclaimed preacher traveling along the Ohio River in West Virginia during the Great Depression. He is arrested for driving a stolen car and serves 30 days at Moundsville Penitentiary. There he shares a cell with Ben Harper, who killed two men in a bank robbery for $10,000.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alkoholabhängigkeit, Bank Robber, Bankeinbruch, Barn, Bath Tub, Boat, Candy, Candy Store, Cellar, Domestic violence, Eisdiele, Employer, Ermordung, Escape Attempt, Ex-Con, Flucht, Frauenleiche, Frauenmörder, Garden Fence, Gefängnis, Geschwister, Gestolene Autos, Hinrichtung, Holdup murder, Honeymoon, Leiche verstecken, Loot, Loss of Mother, Lynch mob, Mordzeugin, Ohio, Orphanage, Pferde, Prediger, Prison priest, Prozess, Puppen, Reiche Witwe, River, Rocking chair, Run Away, Sibling Love, Single Mother, Strip Club, Uncle, Waisenkinder, Wanderprediger, Wedding Night, bruder-schwester, psychophat, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Psychological thriller, Black-and-white, Mystery, Drama, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Film noir

Genres

Film Noir, Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir

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