# The Night of the Hunter (1955)

> A fraudulent preacher hunts two children for stolen money in a haunting Depression-era fable about predation, innocence, and moral resistance.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Charles Laughton
- Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Don Beddoe
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048424/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: nightmarish, foreboding, oppressive, classic film night, dark rainy evening

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of deception and survival unfolds as a family faces a sinister predator.

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