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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5050070005158
Format: PAL
Languages: EnglishSubtitles For The Hearing ImpairedGermanSubtitles For The Hearing ImpairedDanishSubtitledDutchSubtitledEnglishSubtitledFinnishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledGermanSubtitledItalianSubtitledNorwegianSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledSpanishSubtitledSwedishSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchDubbedGermanDubbedItalianDubbedSpanishDubbed
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 92 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 1956
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
In the entire history of American movies, The Night of the Hunter stands out as the rarest and most exotic of specimens. It is, to say the least, a masterpiece--and not just because it was the only movie directed by flamboyant actor Charles Laughton or the only produced solo screenplay by the legendary critic James Agee (who also cowrote The African Queen). The truth is, nobody has ever made anything approaching its phantasmagoric, overheated style in which German expressionism, religious hysteria, fairy-tale fantasy (of the Grimm-est variety), and stalker movie are brought together in a furious boil. Like a nightmarish premonition of stalker movies to come, Night of the Hunter tells the suspenseful tale of a demented preacher (Robert Mitchum, in a performance that prefigures his memorable villain in Cape Fear), who torments a boy and his little sister--even marries their mixed-up mother (Shelley Winters)--because he's certain the kids know where their late bank-robber father hid a stash of stolen money. So dramatic, primal, and unforgettable are its images--the preacher's shadow looming over the children in their bedroom, the magical boat ride down a river whose banks teem with fantastic wildlife, those tattoos of LOVE and HATE on the unholy man's knuckles, the golden locks of a drowned woman waving in the current along with the indigenous plant life in her watery grave--that they're still haunting audiences (and filmmakers) today. --Jim Emerson
Average Rating: 
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My favorite film of 1955, one of my favorite films of the 50's and honestly, one of my favorite films ever made; `The Night of the Hunter' is an astonishing film that truly didn't get the love it deserved upon its release. Thankfully it has reached `masterpiece' status today and is revered as one of the best thrillers ever filmed; a film that has really yet to be rivaled no matter how many have attempted to do just that.
Beautifully (and horrifically) meshing religious fanaticism, childish ... Read More
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This movie is a really intriguing older movie...really bizarre and funny in certain parts of it. You will probably never forget this one!
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From an email I wrote to a friend:
"You were right when you said I was going to like this. I actually think I like it a little more than you do. Despite my pretensions at being an amateur film historian, I can't remember every hearing of this. Mitchum is completely terrifying -- mainly because he actually does believe a warped version of what he preaches. It's certainly the scariest movie I've seen in about 15 years or so, despite being around 40 years old. I had to keep stopping it because ... Read More
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This will keep you on the edge of your seat. A classic: suspenseful, funny, great cinematography. Robert Mitchum at his best.
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I consider it my civic duty to warn anybody approaching this master-clunker after having been steered to it by numerous All Time Classic guides. Don't believe it! This movie is just plain awful. One of the worst things I've ever poured down my eyehole. The writing has all the subtlety of a Jimmy Swaggart sermon. The plot is ridiculous from first to last. But what makes it nails-to-chalkboard offensive is the acting. The acting, the acting, oh the agony of the acting! It would have to rise a few levels ... Read More
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